Xenophon PCDGS
Veteran Member
Latchford also lies on the line of the Manchester Ship Canal.
The "Chisel" in this settlement's name derives from the Old English ceosel or cisel = gravel / shingle; owing to the shingle by the River Thame on which some of the village is built. Chiselborough (Somerset)'s name comes from the same root.Chiselhampton also lies on the line of the River Thame.
Astbury is just off the A34 trunk road, which runs from near Winchester in the south to near Salford in the north. After passing Astbury northwards, it goes through Congleton in Cheshire.