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'''Wheelock''' is a large village in the [[civil parish]] of [[Sandbach]] which is in the unitary authority of [[Cheshire East]] and the ceremonial county of [[Cheshire]], England.  It is south of Sandbach on the road to [[Crewe]]. It was named after the [[River Wheelock]].

== Overview ==
[[File:Green Bank Wheelock Spring 2009.jpg|thumb|left|Green Bank Wheelock Spring 2009, in the background the Nags Head Hotel can be seen]]
Before its [[bypass route|bypass]] was opened, among [[lorry]] drivers Wheelock was notorious for a vicious little hill running from the Trent and Mersey Canal bridge up to a bridge crossing over the [[North Staffordshire Railway]] near the junction with Zan Drive,<ref name=zandrive>((cite web|url=http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=375061&y=359425&z=1&sv=375061,359425&st=4&ar=Y&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf&ax=375061&ay=359425 |title=Map showing Zan Drive|publisher=streetmap.co.uk|accessdate=24 August 2007))</ref> particularly when winter weather made the road icy. Zan Drive leads to a small industrial area named Zan Industrial Park.<ref name=zandrive />

Wheelock is currently serviced by a number of local businesses. The village currently has one public house, The Cheshire Cheese, and three restaurants: a Chinese takeaway, the Shampaan Indian restaurant (in the former Nags Head pub)<ref>((cite web |url=https://shampaan.com/location.php |title=Our Location |publisher=Shampaan |access-date=30 October 2021))</ref> and Barchetta Restaurant<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.thebarchettarestaurant.co.uk/ |title=Home page |publisher=Barchetta Restaurant |access-date=30 October 2021))</ref> next to the canal.

The Commercial Hotel, formerly the largest public house in the village, is now a dog centre: a small shop from which basic groceries can be purchased, and a large pet food store where all manner of foods and treats can be bought for a variety of animals also service the community.

Wheelock Hall Farm has converted their shop into a family day out. The business has been expanded to include an onsite café, and large play area for children.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.wheelockhallfarm.co.uk/ |title=Home page |publisher=Wheelock Hall Farm  |access-date=30 October 2021))</ref>

==History==
[[File:Commercial Hotel Wheelock.jpg|thumb|right|The Commercial Hotel, a Grade II Listed building and former public house]]
The village was named after the [[River Wheelock]] which runs through it, and in which ''Wheelock'' is derived from an Old Welsh source meaning "winding river".<ref name=dodgson38>Dodgson, J. McN. (1970a). page 38.</ref><ref name=dodgson274>Dodgson, J. McN. (1970b). page 274.</ref> The first recorded name for the village is ''Hoileck/Hoiloch''  in the [[Domesday Book]].<ref name=dodgson274 /><ref>((cite web |url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7581554&queryType=1&resultcount=1 |title=documentsonline |accessdate=22 July 2008 |publisher=nationalarchives.gov.uk))</ref> By 1396 the name had evolved to ''Quelock''  then in 1382 to ''Whelock''. Two years later, in 1384 it was ''Welock'' and by 1390 the name ''Wheelock'' was settled upon.<ref name=dodgson274 /><ref>((cite web |url=http://www.wheelockgenealogy.org/page3.html |title=Wheelock history|accessdate=22 July 2008 |publisher=wheelockgenealogy.org ))</ref>

In 1801 the population was 189, by 1851 it was 548 and by 1901 it was 685.<ref name=ukbmd>((cite web |url=http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/chs/wheelock.html |title=Wheelock|accessdate=22 July 2008 |publisher=ukbmd.org.uk))</ref>

The village was originally a township within the [[Ancient parishes of Cheshire|ancient parish of Sandbach]], which formed part of [[Hundreds of Cheshire|Northwich Hundred]]. Later on it became part of Congleton [[Poor Law Union]], [[Rural Sanitary District]], and Rural District.<ref name=youngs-wheelock>Youngs, F. A. (1991). page 40.</ref> Wheelock and surrounding land was made a separate [[civil parish]] in 1866, but in 1936 the civil parish was abolished, with the northern part (containing the village) being transferred to Sandbach Urban District and Sandbach civil parish, and the southern part (containing the hamlet of Wheelock Heath and surrounding farmland) being transferred to [[Haslington]] civil parish in [[Nantwich]] Rural District.<ref name=youngs-wheelock /> Ecclesiastically, Wheelock lies in the [[Diocese of Chester]], and a separate [[ecclesiastical parish]] was formed in 1840. It first formed part of [[Middlewich]] rural deanery, but since 1880 it has been part of Congleton rural deanery.<ref name=youngs-wheelock />

Wheelock first lay in the general Cheshire county parliamentary constituency until 1832, when it became part of the Cheshire Southern Division constituency. From 1867 until 1885 it was in the Cheshire Middle Division constituency, and from 1885 until 1948 it lay in the parliamentary constituency of [[Crewe]].<ref name=youngs-wheelock />

The village was also served by a branch line from [[Kidsgrove railway station|Kidsgrove]] to [[Sandbach railway station|Sandbach]] with a [[Wheelock and Sandbach railway station|station]]. This has since closed and the line is now a footpath. The old station survives as a garage and some cottages.

== Governance ==
=== Local government ===
From 1974 to 2009 Wheelock had some services administered by [[Cheshire County Council]], and others by [[Congleton Borough Council]]. On 1 April 2009 both these local authorities were succeeded by [[Cheshire East|Cheshire East Council]],<ref>[http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/uksi_20080634_en_2#pt2-l1g3 Cheshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008]</ref> who are based at the former Congleton Borough headquarters at Westfields in Sandbach.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.congleton.gov.uk/?t=946 |title=Office Centralisation Programme |accessdate=26 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111194532/http://congleton.gov.uk/?t=946 |archivedate=11 November 2007))</ref> At the lowest level of local government Wheelock is administered by Sandbach Town Council as it is now part of Sandbach civil parish.<ref name=about>((cite web |url=http://www.sandbach.gov.uk/About%20STC.htm|title=About |accessdate=28 June 2008 |publisher=sandbach.gov.uk ))</ref>

The village had previously been administered by Sandbach Urban District Council, until this was then merged with other urban and rural councils to form [[Congleton Borough Council]] in 1974.

===Constituencies===
Wheelock is in the [[Congleton (UK Parliament constituency)|Congleton Constituency]] and the Current [[Member of Parliament|MP]] is [[Fiona Bruce (politician)|Fiona Bruce]],.<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/fiona_bruce/congleton|title=They Work For You|accessdate=19 December 2010 ))</ref> Before [[Brexit]] in 2020, it was part of the [[North West England (European Parliament constituency)|North West Constituency]] for elections to the [[European Parliament]].

==Religious sites==

<!-- Image with inadequate rationale removed: [[File:Churches together in Sandbach.png|thumb|left|150px|Logo of Churches together in Sandbach]] -->

Some of the churches in Wheelock have joined with the ecclesiastical parish of Sandbach and others to form the group [[Churches Together in Sandbach]].<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.sandbachchurches.org.uk/members.html#c5 |title=Churches Together in Sandbach ~ Member Churches |website=www.sandbachchurches.org.uk |access-date=25 June 2008))</ref> This group helps bring the various denominational churches together. Wheelock has four churches:<ref name=ukbmd/>

*[[Christ Church, Wheelock]]
*Wheelock Methodist Church
*Congregational Church, Wheelock
*[[Jehovah’s Witnesses]] [[Kingdom Hall]] in Forge Fields

==Education==
*[[Wheelock Primary School]] (formerly Wheelock County Primary School)<ref>[http://www.wheelock.cheshire.sch.uk/ Wheelock County Primary School.] www.wheelock.cheshire.sch.uk Retrieval Date: 26 May 2008</ref>
*Wheelock Pre-School<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.wheelockpreschool.org/|title=Wheelock Pre-School - Welcome|website=wheelockpreschool.org|language=en|access-date=2018-10-29))</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Edward Harwood]] (1729–1794) English classical scholar and biblical critic, preached at Wheelock
*[[Wallace Oakes]] (1932–1965) awarded the George Cross after a steam train accident, lived in Wheelock

== Notes and references ==
=== Notes ===
((Reflist))

=== Bibliography ===
* ((cite book|last=Dodgson|first=J. McN.|year=1970a|title=The place-names of Cheshire. Part one: Country name, regional and forest names, river names, road names, the place-names of Macclesfield hundred|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=Cambridge|isbn=0-521-07703-6))
* ((cite book|last=Dodgson|first=J. McN.|year=1970b|title=The place-names of Cheshire. Part two: The place-names of Bucklow Hundred and Northwich Hundred |publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=Cambridge|isbn=0-521-07914-4))
* ((cite book|last=Youngs |first=F. A. |year=1991 |title=Guide to the local administrative units of England. (Volume 1: Northern England) |location=London |publisher=Royal Historical Society |isbn=0-86193-127-0))

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