Moston, Cheshire West and Chester
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Shropshire Union Canal bridge 133 near Moston |
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Population | 642 (2011 Census) |
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OS grid reference | SJ401699 |
Civil parish | Moston |
Unitary authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
Ceremonial county | Cheshire |
Region | North West |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CHESTER |
Postcode district | CH2 |
Dialling code | 01244 |
Police | Cheshire |
Fire | Cheshire |
Ambulance | North West |
EU Parliament | North West England |
UK Parliament | City of Chester |
Coordinates: 53°13′23″N 2°53′53″W / 53.223°N 2.898°W
Moston is a small village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is situated in the north east of Chester, close to the Shropshire Union Canal and the A41 trunk road between Chester and Birkenhead. At the 2001 Census, Moston had a population of 680,[1] falling to 642 at the 2011 Census.[2]
Including the hamlet of The Dale, Moston was a township in St. Mary on the Hill Parish of the Broxton Hundred. The population was 14 in 1801, 14 in 1851, 51 in 1901 and 850 in 1951.[3]
Moston combines with Upton-by-Chester and Bache ('The Bache') to form a joint parish council.
References
- ↑ 2001 Census: Moston, Office for National Statistics, retrieved 18 November 2007
- ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ↑ Cheshire Towns & Parishes: Moston, GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy, retrieved 7 November 2007
External links
Media related to Moston, Cheshire West and Chester at Wikimedia Commons