Mobberley

Mobberley is a semi-rural village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, situated between Wilmslow and Knutsford. Mobberley railway station lies on the Manchester to Northwich and Chester line and was opened on 12 May, 1862 by the Cheshire Midland Railway which was absorbed by the Cheshire Lines Committee on 15 August 1867. Manchester Airport is located to the north.

Mobberley is mentioned as "Motburlege", in the Domesday Book of 1086.

According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 2,546. Mobberley is best known as the home of the Mallory family: George Mallory (1886–1924), a mountaineer who died attempting Mount Everest, and Trafford Leigh-Mallory were both born in Mobberley.

Sports

Mobberley has a cricket club which plays at Church Lane, in Division two of the Cheshire County Cricket League. they have many teams including a first, second and third teams, and a junior section.

There is also an 18 hole golf course.

Famous residents

• Graham Brady - Conservative MP for Altrincham and Sale West

• Sylvinio - Manchester City and Brazil defender.

• Adam McNeil - professional snooker player.

• George Mallory - English mountaineer, died in his attempt to be the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest

Notes and references

Sylvinio - footballer

See also

• St Wilfrid's Church, Mobberley

External links

• Mobberley Village In Cheshire: Community WebSite. Retrieval Date: October 12, 2007.
• www.mobberley.info. Retrieval Date: October 12, 2007.
• Mobberley Victory Hall Memorial Club: Community Hall Website. Retrieval Date: October 12, 2007.
• Mobberley Pre-School Website. Retrieval Date: October 12, 2007.
• Mobberley CE Primary School Website. Retrieval Date: October 12, 2007.
• Ringheye Morris of Mobberley
• St. Wilfrid's Parish Church Website. Retrieval Date: October 12, 2007.