the shropshire union canal and the a51 (nantwich road) run for a few hundred metres across the south-west corner of the civil parish, near calveley village. the road and canal then run side by side along the parish's south-western boundary, with this stretch of the canal falling within the adjacent parish of wardle. the crewe–chester railway follows a similar line, around 100–200 metres inside the parish boundary, and is crossed by an accommodation bridge at . there is a petrol station on the a51 near tweedale canal bridge. calveley hall lane runs from the a51 in wardle via wardle bank to long lane, which forms part of the parish's north-western boundary, looping back to the a51 within the parish of alpraham. calveley green lane connects calveley hall lane with cholmondeston.