17 Facts About Sandbach

Sandbach is the name of a historic market town and a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East, Cheshire, England.

Richard de Sandbach specifically owned a manor; he claimed an interest in the living of Sandbach.

Manor in Sandbach passed through numerous families, including the Leghs and Radclyffes.

About 1621 William Webb writes that "Our ale here at Sandbach being no less famous than that [at Derby] of a true nappe".

The Sandbach Corn Mill was a three-story brick building built in the late 19th century, on what is Mill Hill Lane.

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Purposes of the town council and borough council elections Sandbach is divided into four wards: Elworth, Ettiley Heath and Wheelock, Sandbach Heath and East, and Town Ward, and town councillors are elected for terms of four years.

Sandbach Crosses are an important historical feature on the cobbled market square: the two Saxon crosses, reportedly built in the 7th, 8th or 9th century, constitute a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Sandbach is home to many listed buildings, including Sandbach School, St Mary's Church and the Old Hall Hotel.

Sandbach has been a market town since 1579 when it was granted a Royal Charter by Elizabeth I Today the Thursday market is still held outdoors on Scotch Common, and in and around Sandbach Town Hall.

Sandbach is probably best known as the original home of both Foden and ERF lorries, both companies founded by members of the Foden family.

Sandbach is in large part a dormitory town for the adjacent conurbations of Greater Manchester, Merseyside and the Potteries.

Sandbach School was founded as a parish charity school for boys in 1677.

In September 2011, Sandbach School became a free school, one of the first free schools to be established in England.

Sandbach Voices is a local choir that was founded in 1947 and is a registered charity.

Local newspapers distributed in Sandbach include The Chronicle, published on Wednesdays ; the Chronicle Series paper Sandbach Chronicle, published on Thursdays; Crewe Guardian on Thursdays; the South Cheshire Advertiser; and the daily Sentinel.

Local football club is Sandbach United, an "FA Charter Standard Community Club" which has over 40 teams and 600 players aged from 5 through to veteran.

Sandbach has a thriving darts league – with both men's and ladies' leagues playing in most of the many pubs in the area.