Oakmere | |
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Oakmere Hall |
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Oakmere shown within Cheshire | |
Population | 589 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SJ573693 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NORTHWICH |
Postcode district | CW8 |
Dialling code | 01606 |
Police | Cheshire |
Fire | Cheshire |
Ambulance | North West |
EU Parliament | North West England |
UK Parliament | |
Oakmere is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 589.
Oakmere is on the A556 road, approximately 7 miles (11 km) west of Frodsham. It has three pubs, The Abbey Arms, the Fishpool Inn and The Fourways. The adjoining village of Delamere has a post office, church and railway station on the Chester to Manchester line.
The area is mainly agricultural, and has a number of large sand quarries nearby, some of which are wet workings. The lake from which the village takes its name is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.