Alsager is a town on the South Eastern edge of the county between Stoke-on-Trent and Crewe.
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| County: | Cheshire |
| Unitary authority: | Cheshire East |
| Population: | 11,775 (2011 census) |
Alsager has existed since Saxon times, and was listed as Eleacier in the Domesday Book. The name means "cultivated land of Aelle". Alsager remained a small agricultural community until the 19th century and the arrival of the railways, the station was opened in 1848.
Alsager became the preferred home for wealthy managers and works owners from Stoke-on-Trent and Crewe. The town greatly expanded during the Second World War after the opening of an armaments factory and the arrival of workers. Following the war a camp for displaced peoples from Eastern Europe was built on the site of a former Royal Marines training camp.
At the centre of Alsager is the Mere, a large lake that is now almost entirely enclosed by housing. The lake has existed since medieval times and is probably fed from a spring. The town has two Anglican churches, Christ Church and St Mary Magdelene.
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