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Chester
Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. It had a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West and Chester. It is the historic county town of Cheshire and the second-largest settlement in Cheshire after Warrington.
Warrington
Warrington () is an industrial town in Cheshire, England. The town is the main settlement of the Borough of Warrington and sits on the banks of the River Mersey, with the town centre and its suburbs north of that river historically having been part of Lancashire. It is east of Liverpool and west of Manchester.
Widnes
Widnes ( ) is an industrial town in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England, which at the 2021 census had a population of 62,400.
Runcorn
Runcorn is an industrial town and cargo port within the Borough of Halton in Cheshire, England. It lies on the south bank of the River Mersey, where the estuary narrows to form the Runcorn Gap, and is located approximately southeast of Liverpool and southwest of Manchester. The Runcorn built-up area had a population of 61,145 at the 2021 census.
Ellesmere Port
town and port in Cheshire, England
Acton
village and former civil parish in Cheshire East, England, UK
Tattenhall
Tattenhall is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Tattenhall and District, south-east of Chester, in the unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. In the 2001 census, the population was recorded as 1,986, increasing to 2,079 by the 2011 census.
Aldford
Aldford is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Aldford and Saighton, in the Cheshire West and Chester district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. (). The village is approximately to the south of Chester, on the east bank of the River Dee. The Aldford Brook joins the Dee just north of the village.
Doddington
former civil parish in Cheshire East, England, UK
Kettleshulme
Kettleshulme (Old Norse ''Ketil's island or Ketil's watermeadow'') is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Kettleshulme and Lyme Handley, in the Cheshire East district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village is close to the border with Derbyshire, on the B5470 road from Whaley Bridge to Macclesfield in the valley of the Todd Brook, a tributary of the River Goyt. In 2001 the parish had a population of 353.
Eccleston
village and former civil parish in Cheshire, UK
Little Bollington
village and former civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK
Saughall
Saughall is a village in the civil parish of Saughall and Shotwick Park, in the unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Located between Shotwick and Blacon, it is approximately north west of Chester and from Sealand across the Welsh border.
Poynton
Poynton is a town in the civil parish of Poynton-with-Worth, in the Cheshire East district and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England; from 1974 to 2009 it was in Macclesfield district. It is located on the easternmost fringe of the Cheshire Plain, south-east of Manchester, north of Macclesfield and south of Stockport.
Wirswall
Wirswall is a hamlet in the parish of Marbury and District, in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England. Wirswall was formerly a civil parish until 2023. The nearest town is Whitchurch, which lies to the south, over the county boundary in Shropshire.
Shotwick
Shotwick is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Puddington, on the southern end of the Wirral Peninsula in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village is close to the county of Flintshire on the England–Wales border. The village was located on the River Dee until it was canalised in 1736 after which the reclaimed land has since developed into the neighbouring Deeside Industrial Park.
Overton
former civil parish in the Borough of Cheshire West and Chester and ceremonial county of Cheshire in England
Crewe Green
village and former civil parish in Cheshire East, England, UK
Mickle Trafford
village in Cheshire West and Chester, England, United Kingdom
Pulford
Pulford is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Poulton and Pulford, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is on the B5445 road, to the south west of Chester and on the border with Wales. The civil parish, which included the hamlet of '''Cuckoo's Nest''', was abolished on 1 April 2015 and merged with Poulton to form "Poulton and Pulford".
Poulton
village and former civil parish in Cheshire, UK
Grappenhall
Grappenhall is a village within the civil parish of Grappenhall and Thelwall in the Borough of Warrington in Cheshire, England. The parish had a population of 9,377 at the 2001 census, 9,687 at the 2011 census, and 9,651 at the 2021 census.
Huxley
village in Cheshire, England
Ashton Hayes
village in Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Hapsford
Hapsford is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Dunham-on-the-Hill and Hapsford, in the unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is located on the A5117 road, with Helsby to the east and the village of Elton, near Ellesmere Port, to the north west. Junction 14 of the M56 motorway and Chester services motorway service station are sited nearby.
Millington
former civil parish in Cheshire East, England, UK
Newton-by-Tattenhall
Newton is a settlement and as Newton-by-Tattenhall a former civil parish, now in the parish of Tattenhall and District in the Cheshire West and Chester district, and ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. In 2011 it had a population of 131, up from 116 in 2001. Newton-by-Tattenhall was formerly a township in the parish of Tattenhall, in 1866 Newton by Tattenhall became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 2015 the parish was abolished to form Tattenhall and District, part also went to Hargrave and Huxley.
Agden
former civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK
Duddon
Duddon is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Duddon and Burton, in the unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is on the A51 road and is east of the city of Chester. Local features include Duddon St. Peter's Church and St. Peter's Primary School. The church was erected in 1835 as a chapel of ease to the parish church at Tarvin. It was built in the early English style at a cost of £603 to the designs of William Railton. In 2011 the parish had a population of 655. The civil parish absorbed Burton on 1 April 2015,
Woodbank
village in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Claverton
former civil parish in the Borough of Cheshire West and Chester, in Cheshire, England
Lower Kinnerton
village and former civil parish in Cheshire, UK
Tiverton
village in Cheshire, England, UK
Burton
village and former civil parish near Tarporley, in Cheshire, England, UK
Weston
village and former civil parish in Cheshire East, England, UK
Kings Marsh
former civil parish in the Borough of Cheshire West and Chester in Cheshire, England
Iddinshall
Iddinshall is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Clotton Hoofield, in the Cheshire West and Chester district and ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. In 2001 it had a population of 42. Iddinshall was formerly a liberty in the parish of St Oswald, in 1866 Iddinshall became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 2015 the parish was abolished and merged with Clotton Hoofield.
Golborne Bellow
former civil parish in Cheshire, England, UK
Oldcastle
former civil parish in the Borough of Cheshire West and Chester, in Cheshire, England
Thelwall
Thelwall is a suburban village in the civil parish of Grappenhall and Thelwall, in the Warrington district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is close to the Lymm junction of the M6 motorway.
Culcheth
Culcheth is a village in the civil parish of Culcheth and Glazebury, in the Warrington district, in Cheshire, England, six miles (10 km) north-east of Warrington.
Larkton
Larkton is a former civil parish, now in the parish of No Man's Heath and District, in the Cheshire West and Chester district and ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. In 2001 it had a population of 28.
Churton Heath
village in Cheshire, England, UK
Hatton
former civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, UK
Lea Newbold
former civil parish in Cheshire, United Kingdom
Caughall
Caughall is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Backford, in the borough of Cheshire West and Chester and ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. In 2001 it had a population of 29. The parish included Caughall Manor and Chester Zoo. Caughall was formerly a township in the parish of Backford, in 1866 Caughall became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 2015 the parish was abolished and merged with Backford.
Picton
hamlet and former civil parish in Cheshire, UK
Grafton
former civil parish in the Borough of Cheshire West and Chester in Cheshire, England
Chorlton-by-Backford
Chorlton-by-Backford is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Backford, in the borough of Cheshire West and Chester and ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, approximately to the north of Chester. Chorlton Hall is a Grade II listed building within the area.
Newton by Malpas
former civil parish in Cheshire, United Kingdom
Caldecott
former civil parish in Shocklach Oviatt and District, in the Borough of Cheshire West and Chester and ceremonial county of Cheshire in England
Tilstone Fearnall
village in Cheshire, England, UK
Hockenhull
Hockenhull is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Tarvin, in the borough of Cheshire West and Chester and ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. In 2001 it had a population of 19. Hockenhull was formerly a township, in 1866 Hockenhull became a civil parish, on 1 April 2015 the parish was abolished and merged with Tarvin.
Henhull
Henhull is a former civil parish, now in the parishes of Burland and Acton and Nantwich, in the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, which lies to the north west of Nantwich. For administrative purposes, it was combined with adjacent civil parishes of Acton and Edleston to form a total area of 765 hectares (1890 acres). The parish was predominantly rural with scattered farms and houses and no large settlements. In 2019 a 1,100-house development called Kingsbourne was being built in the east of the parish as an extension to the town of Nantwich
Stockton
former civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England
Stapeley
Stapeley is a hamlet (at ) and former civil parish, now in the parish of Stapeley and District, in the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The hamlet lies 2¼ miles to the south east of Nantwich. The parish also included the small settlements of Broad Lane and Butt Green, and parts of Artle Brook, Haymoor Green and Howbeck Bank, as well as a recent residential development north of the A5301 adjacent to Nantwich. In 2008, the total population was estimated to be a little under 3000, increasing to 3,336 at the 2011 Census. Nearby villages includ
Hough
village and former civil parish in Cheshire East, England, UK
Stanthorne
Stanthorne is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Stanthorne and Wimboldsley, in the Cheshire West and Chester district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, 2 miles west of Middlewich. The A54 runs through the village, connecting it to the railway station at Winsford. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 153.
Norbury
hamlet and former civil parish in Cheshire East, England, UK
Saighton
Saighton (; ) is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Aldford and Saighton, in the unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, a few miles south of Chester. The 2011 Census recorded a population for the parish of 202. Much of the surrounding land is owned by the Duke of Westminster.