Backford

Also known as Backford, Cheshire

Backford is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies between Chester and Ellesmere Port on the A41 trunk road, north of the Shropshire Union Canal. Backford Cross is about to the north west, the village of Mollington is approximately to the west and the hamlet of Croughton is about to the east.

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Place details

Locality: Backford
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Backford
UK place.type: Village
UK place.static_image_name: Church of St Oswald, Backford - geograph.org.uk - 2262903.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: St. Oswald's Church, Backford
UK place.population: 117
UK place.population_ref: (2011 census)
UK place.civil_parish: Backford
UK place.unitary_england: Cheshire West and Chester
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Cheshire
UK place.region: North West England
UK place.constituency_westminster: City of Chester
UK place.post_town: CHESTER
UK place.postcode_district: CH2
UK place.postcode_area: CH
UK place.dial_code: 01244
UK place.os_grid_reference: SJ398720

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Population: 117
Image: St Oswald's Church, Backford (1).JPG
Dialing code: 01244

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postal code: CH2
Commons category: Backford
OS grid reference: SJ398720

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According to the 2011 census, the parish had a population of 117. Formerly a township in the Wirral Hundred, its population was 138 in 1801, 155 in 1851, 141 in 1901, 119 in 1951 and 109 at the 2001 census. The neighbouring civil parish of Chorlton-by-Backford was added to Backford in 2015.