Alsager

Alsager
Town centre
Arms of Alsager
Alsager Location within Cheshire
Population	13,389 (2021 Census)
OS grid reference	SJ796554
• London	144 mi (231 km) SE
Civil parish	Alsager[1]
Unitary authority	Cheshire East
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	STOKE-ON-TRENT
Postcode district	ST7
Dialling code	01270
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Congleton
List of places UK England Cheshire 53°05′46″N 2°18′18″W / 53.096°N 2.305°W / 53.096; -2.305

Alsager (/ˈɔːlseɪdʒər/ AWL-say-jər) is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. It is located to the north-west of Stoke-on-Trent and east of Crewe. The town's population was 13,389 at the 2021 census.^{[citation needed]}

Alsager has hosted an annual summer carnival since 1998; it was located in Milton Park until June 2009 and moved temporarily to the Alsager School playing fields to increase capacity, before returning in 2017.^[2] In 2008, Alsager was awarded Fairtrade Town status by the Fairtrade Foundation.