Traces of settlement are found in Sandbach from Saxon times, when the town was called Sanbec.

[7] The town's inhabitants were converted to Christianity in the 7th century by four priests: Cedda, Adda, Betti and Diuma.

[7] The town has an entry in the Domesday Book from 1086, at which time it was sufficiently large to need a priest and a church.

His son, John, however, was slightly more successful as he won an 'interest' temporarily against the Abbot of Dieulacres, only for it to be lost when it went to the King's Bench.

The charter also granted the town the right to hold two annual fairs, which lasted for two days, and were held around Easter and early September.

[12]And about 1621 William Webb writes that "Our ale here at Sandbach being no less famous than that [at Derby] of a true nappe".

[13] During the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, a Scottish army swept down into England before being forced to retreat at the Battle of Worcester.

On 3 September 1651, the Sandbach summer fair was being held, and a Scottish army of around 1,000 exhausted cavalry men passed through the town under the command of David Leslie on their way back to Scotland.

[7] The town proved to be a difficult retreat route, however, as the people of Sandbach and the market stallholders attacked the Scottish army.

A newspaper of the time said: The dispute was very hot for two or three houres, and there were some townsmen hurt and two or three slaine, the Townesman slew about nine or ten and tooke 100 prisoners.

In 1836 Sandbach silk mills employed 554 people, including 98 boys and girls under 12 years old.

[18] In 1936 parts of the area of Bradwall, all of Elton and Wheelock were added, significantly increasing the size of the parish.

The hamlets transferred from Bradwall were Boothlane Head, Brickhouses, Ettiley Heath, Forge Fields, Hindheath, Elworth and Marsh Green.

[19] During the Second World War, in Warship Week in December 1941 Sandbach adopted HMS Vimiera as its affiliated ship.

The Vimiera was lost on 9 January 1942 when it was sunk by a mine in the Thames Estuary off East Spile Buoy[20] with the loss of 96 hands.

[19] The land area of Sandbach has a total coverage of 10.7 square kilometres (4.1 sq mi).

They were restored in 1816 by Sir John Egerton after destruction by iconoclasts.Sandbach is also home to many listed buildings, including Sandbach School, St Mary's Church and the Old Hall Hotel.

Many of the local public houses, which were formerly stage coach stops, are listed, for example the Lower Chequer.

It consists of a series of pools formed as a result of subsidence due to the solution of underlying salt deposits [...] that show considerable variation in their plant and animal communities.

[10][11] Today the Thursday market is still held outdoors on Scotch Common, and in and around Sandbach Town Hall.

Services are operated by Northern Trains between Crewe, Manchester Piccadilly and Liverpool Lime Street.

There is a branch line north of the station leading to Northwich, which is mainly used by goods traffic and express passenger trains heading to Chester.

It now has a college attached to it, which accepts boys as well as girls and offers a more vocational side of education along with A levels.

Sandbach Fire Station Cadets consists of around 20 young people and meet every Tuesday evening.

It originally started in 1992 as ‘Transport Through the Ages Parade', and was such a success that it became an annual event; since its inception it has been run alongside the National Town Criers' competition.

[53] Foden's Brass Band is still based in the town, despite the truck manufacturer from which it derives its name no longer having a presence.

[56] The choir's mission is to bring choral music into the community, and it regularly stages concerts, often in Sandbach Town Hall or at St Mary's Church.

Sandbach 1st XV play in the RFU National 3 Midlands; many levels higher than other local rivals.

Sandbach Golf Club[82] is located on Middlewich Road, approximately ½ a mile west of the town centre.

Sandbach Leisure Centre is on Middlewich Road and is run by Cheshire East Council.