Goostrey

Goostrey
Goostrey
Goostrey Location within Cheshire
Population	2,179
OS grid reference	SJ775705
Civil parish	Goostrey
Unitary authority	Cheshire East
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Crewe
Postcode district	CW4
Dialling code	01477
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Congleton
List of places UK England Cheshire 53°13′52″N 2°20′11″W / 53.231232°N 2.336356°W / 53.231232; -2.336356

Goostrey is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is in open countryside, 14 miles (23 km) north-east of Crewe and 12 miles (19 km) west of Macclesfield. The parish contains the Lovell Radio Telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory, a UNESCO World Heritage site. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 2,179 in 956 housesholds. It contains 24 listed heritage assets and one scheduled monument (a bowl barrow near Jodrell Bank Farm). The parish also includes the hamlets of Blackden, Blackden Heath and Jodrell Bank.