Aldford
Coordinates: 53°07′34″N 2°51′58″W / 53.126°N 2.866°W
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 St John's Church |
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 Aldford
Aldford shown within Cheshire |
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| Population | 213 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SJ420592 |
| Civil parish | Aldford |
| Unitary authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Ceremonial county | Cheshire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| List of places: UK • England • Cheshire | |
Aldford is a village and civil parish in the county of Cheshire, England, south of Chester (grid reference SJ420592). It has a population of 213.[1]
The village lies on the east bank of the River Dee. The Aldford Brook joins the Dee just north of the village.
Most of the building stock was constructed as a designed village in the middle of the 19th century by Sir Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster, in almost rectangular form.[2] A number of buildings in the village were designed by the architect John Douglas. These include the Grade II listed St John's church[3] and the Grosvenor Arms public house.[4] The remains of Aldford Castle consisting of earthworks and a few fragments of stone can be found immediately to the north of the church.[5]
The River Dee outside the village is crossed by the Aldford Iron Bridge, which was built in 1824 by William Hazledine for the 1st Marquis.[6] Iron Bridge Lodge, adjacent to this bridge, was designed by Douglas & Fordham in 1894 and is listed Grade II.[7]
Eaton Hall and the Roman road Watling Street are outside the village.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Chester Retrieved 2009-12-10
- ^ Thornber, Craig (2002, 2005). "A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities: Aldford". http://www.thornber.net/cheshire/htmlfiles/aldford.html. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ^ "Images of England: Church of St John the Baptist, Aldford". English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?pid=1&id=55208. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
- ^ "The Grosvenor Arms: History". Brunning & Price Ltd. http://www.brunningandprice.co.uk/pub4_3.html. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ^ "Aldford Castle". CastleUK.net. http://www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_midlands/117/aldfordcastle.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ^ Images of England: Iron Bridge, English Heritage, http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?pid=1&id=55196, retrieved 2009-01-08
- ^ Images of England: Iron Bridge Lodge, English Heritage, http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?pid=1&id=55348, retrieved 2009-01-08
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[edit] External links
Media related to Aldford at Wikimedia Commons
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