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Holmes Chapel, a village in the Congleton Borough of central Cheshire, is located about one mile from Junction 18 of the M6 Motorway. Once also known as Church Hulme, (and originally simply 'Hulme'), probably derived from the old Saxon "hulm" or "holm", meaning rising ground, or dry land surrounded by bog or marshland. After the Norman Invasion of 1066 the lands were held by the Barony of Halton. Historically it has had many names - Church Hulme, meaning the "hill with the church" - was its last name preceding the present Holmes Chapel. The village centre is dominated by the old Parish Church of St. Luke.
On the village northern boundary lies the River Dane - its name still bearing witness to Danish settlers who founded the settlement. Since 1842, the river valley has been spanned by a large brick-built railway viaduct which rises 105 feet above the valley below, still carrying the main railway line on its way from Manchester to Crewe. Near to the village is located the Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope complex - its giant reflector dish, which dominates the Cheshire Plain, can be seen from many miles away.
In July 1753 a major catastrophe struck when fire burnt down all but two of the village's 20 cottages. These, and the Church were all that survived of the former village, and they can still be seen today in Church House Close.
The town has a railway station with regular services to Manchester and Crewe. Manchester Airport is 15 miles away. The village of Holmes Chapel is still mainly a residential area within the commuter belts of Greater Manchester, Chester and the Staffordshire Potteries.

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