Rudheath

Rudheath
Rudheath
	The Old Broken Cross public house, Rudheath
	Rudheath Location within Cheshire
Population	3,807 (2011)
OS grid reference	SJ677726
Civil parish	Rudheath;
Unitary authority	Cheshire West and Chester;
Ceremonial county	Cheshire;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORTHWICH
Postcode district	CW9
Dialling code	01606
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Tatton;
	List of places UK England Cheshire 53°15′00″N 2°28′59″W / 53.25°N 2.483°W

Rudheath is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, in the north west of England, approximately 2 miles east of Northwich. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 census was 3,807.^[1] Rudheath has a parish council, the lowest level of local government.^[2]

Rudheath is the location of Rudheath Primary Academy,^[3] and the Rudheath Senior Academy. Both schools provide education to school-age children from the village and the surrounding area.

Contemporary major local employers include Frank Roberts & Sons, a bakery that has been associated with the area since 1887. Two of Frank Roberts & Sons's three main business divisions, Roberts Bakery and The Little Treats Co, are based on the A556 in Rudheath and Aldred's The Bakers, is located in Ilkeston, Derbyshire.^[4] Morrisons supermarket has a large distribution centre on the A530, while Orange, Barclays Bank and The Hut Group all have business centres at Gadbrook Park, off the A556.