Alsager | |
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Town centre | |
Arms of Alsager | |
Location within Cheshire | |
Population | 13,389 (2021 Census) |
OS grid reference | SJ796554 |
• London | 144 mi (231 km) SE |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | STOKE-ON-TRENT |
Postcode district | ST7 |
Dialling code | 01270 |
Police | Cheshire |
Fire | Cheshire |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Alsager (/ˈɔːlseɪdʒər/ AWL-say-jər) is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. It is located to the north-west of Stoke-on-Trent and east of Crewe. The town's population was 13,389 at the 2021 census.[citation needed]
Alsager has hosted an annual summer carnival since 1998;[2] until June 2009, it was located in Milton Park, but it had since moved to the Alsager School playing fields to increase capacity, until moving back to Milton Park in 2017.[3]
In 2008, Alsager was awarded Fairtrade Town status by the Fairtrade Foundation.