Great Boughton
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The Peacock public house, Great Boughton |
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Great Boughton |
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Population | 2,627 (2011) |
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OS grid reference | SJ421654 |
Civil parish | Great Boughton |
Unitary authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
Ceremonial county | Cheshire |
Region | North West |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CHESTER |
Postcode district | CH3 |
Dialling code | 01244 |
Police | Cheshire |
Fire | Cheshire |
Ambulance | North West |
EU Parliament | North West England |
UK Parliament | City of Chester |
Coordinates: 53°10′59″N 2°51′58″W / 53.183°N 2.866°W
Great Boughton is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It includes the villages of Boughton Heath and Vicars Cross. It had a population of 2,627 according to the 2011 census.[1]
It is sometimes confused with the separate settlement of Boughton, which lies just to the west, within the boundaries of the city of Chester.
In the 1870s, Great Boughton was described as:
- a township and a district in Cheshire. The township is in St. Oswald parish, and partly within Chester city; and lies on the Chester and Crewe railway, 1 mile E of Chester.[2]
Great Boughton is a parish that comprises the villages of Boughton Heath, Caldy Valley, Vicars Cross and a section of Huntington. Attractions include the Sandy Lane Aqua Park with ferry to Meadows, Caldy Valley Nature Reserve and Boughton Hall Cricket Club. Great Boughton came into the news when a controversial development at the disused Saighton Camp caused the building of a new roundabout. The roundabout now creates delays especially on the A41 where tailbacks frequently reach 2 miles.
Governance
An electoral ward of the same name exists. This ward had a population of 8,984 at the 2011 census.[3]
See also
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References
- ↑ "Great Boughton (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 Jan 2013.
- ↑ Wilson, John Marius. Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Edinburgh: A. Fullarton and Co. Retrieved 30 Jan 2013.
- ↑ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 28 May 2015.