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Coordinates: 53°07′30″N 2°36′43″W / 53.125°N 2.612°W / 53.125; -2.612
Calveley is a Georgian village (at SJ 591 589) and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village lies 5½ miles to the north west of Nantwich. The parish also includes parts of the settlements of Barrets Green and Wardle Bank. Nearby villages include the Roman village of Alpraham, Bunbury, Cheshire|Bunbury, Haughton and Wardle. Calveley Chapel stands in Calveley village. The Shropshire Union Canal, A51 and the Crewe–Chester railway line all run along the south-western boundary of the parish. There was a railway station at the village, open between 1840 and 1842 This remained opened for passenger use until 7 March 1960 and for goods until 2 November 1964.
According to the 2011 census, the parish had a population of 363.
Grange Calveley (born May 6, 1943, in Cheshire, England) is a British writer and artist who is best known as the creator of the BBC's animated television series Roobarb (1974) and Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk (1977).
Calveley also wrote and made character drawings for the 2005 revival series, Roobarb and Custard Too. The series was commissioned by UK's Channel FIVE and directed by Jason Tammenagi.
Grange Calveley was born 6 May 1943 in Cheshire, England. His father was with the Scots Guards and was killed at Arezzo in 1944.
After Art College, Calveley worked for a number of advertising agencies in London. It was while at Masius that he met his wife Hanny, a copywriter. Grange and Hanny have two sons (both now married), a granddaughter named Maddie and grandsons Leo Tomasz, Samuel (Sam) and Myles.
The Roobarb cartoon character is loosely based on Calveley's own dog, a Welsh Border Collie. Custard, Calveley tells us, was drawn after the huge cat who lived next door.