ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ wʌz ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd ɪnðə dˈoʊmsdeɪ bˈʊk ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks æz ˈæltʃiːn, wˌɛn ɪt wʌz ðˈɛn pˈɑːɹt ʌv tʃˈɛʃɚ, ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd.
The village was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Alchene, when it was then part of Cheshire, in England.