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Alsager is a town in Cheshire, England, to the north-west of the city of Stoke-on-Trent, and east of the railway town of Crewe. The town has a population of 12,578 (2001 census), and is administered by Congleton Borough Council.
Alsager is located at 53°06′00″N, 02°17′00″W (53.1000, -2.2833).
In the centre of Alsager is a lake called Alsager Mere. This isolated pool is accesable by local residents whom have gardens ajoining with the waters, and by two small public viewing areas.
Alsager is off junction 16 of the M6, and is also served by the local Crewe to Derby railway service.
The Trent and Mersey Canal runs just to the north-east to the town, forming part of the Cheshire Ring Canal Walk and the South Cheshire Way footpath. The canal's towpath and the nearby 'Salt Line' are also national routes of the National Cycle Network. Regional Route 70 passes to the west of the town. The number 20 first bus service runs through the centre linking the town with Crewe and Hanley (Stoke-on-Trent City Centre). The 78 bus service links Alsager with Sandbach and Congleton.
Alsager is home to the Art & Design Dept. of the Manchester Metropolitan University, and is a campus town. The University absorbed the former Crewe & Alsager College of Higher Education. There is an Alsager Arts Centre, showing contemporary work. Alsager School is situated opposite the Manchester Metropolitan University campus and is attended by over 1600 pupils from the local region.
The Church Lawton Barrows form part of a significant Bronze Age site near the town. Alsager ('Eleacier' in the Domesday Book) was a small farming village until the 19th century when due to its rail connections and rural character, it became a home of choice for pottery works managers from the nearby city of Stoke-on-Trent. During The Second World War a large armaments factory was built outside the town at Radway Green, and it was expanded dramatically to house the influx of factory workers.
The churches are Christ Church (1789), and St. Mary Magdalene (1898).
Nearby is the historic Rode Hall and gardens.
Alsager is located at 53°06′00″N, 02°17′00″W (53.1000, -2.2833).
In the centre of Alsager is a lake called Alsager Mere. This isolated pool is accesable by local residents whom have gardens ajoining with the waters, and by two small public viewing areas.
Alsager is off junction 16 of the M6, and is also served by the local Crewe to Derby railway service.
The Trent and Mersey Canal runs just to the north-east to the town, forming part of the Cheshire Ring Canal Walk and the South Cheshire Way footpath. The canal's towpath and the nearby 'Salt Line' are also national routes of the National Cycle Network. Regional Route 70 passes to the west of the town. The number 20 first bus service runs through the centre linking the town with Crewe and Hanley (Stoke-on-Trent City Centre). The 78 bus service links Alsager with Sandbach and Congleton.
Alsager is home to the Art & Design Dept. of the Manchester Metropolitan University, and is a campus town. The University absorbed the former Crewe & Alsager College of Higher Education. There is an Alsager Arts Centre, showing contemporary work. Alsager School is situated opposite the Manchester Metropolitan University campus and is attended by over 1600 pupils from the local region.
The Church Lawton Barrows form part of a significant Bronze Age site near the town. Alsager ('Eleacier' in the Domesday Book) was a small farming village until the 19th century when due to its rail connections and rural character, it became a home of choice for pottery works managers from the nearby city of Stoke-on-Trent. During The Second World War a large armaments factory was built outside the town at Radway Green, and it was expanded dramatically to house the influx of factory workers.
The churches are Christ Church (1789), and St. Mary Magdalene (1898).
Nearby is the historic Rode Hall and gardens.
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