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Aldford

Village in Cheshire, England

Aldford

Village in Cheshire, England

FieldValue
countryEngland
static_image_nameSt John's Church, Aldford.jpg
static_image_captionSt John's Church
coordinates
official_nameAldford
population272
population_ref(2011 census)
civil_parishAldford and Saighton
unitary_englandCheshire West and Chester
lieutenancy_englandCheshire
regionNorth West England
constituency_westminsterChester South and Eddisbury
post_townCHESTER
postcode_districtCH3
postcode_areaCH
dial_code01244
os_grid_referenceSJ420592

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 6.5 mi to the south of Chester, on the east bank of the River Dee. The Aldford Brook joins the Dee just north of the village.

In the 2001 census, the population of the parish was 213. The population of the civil parish was recorded as 272 in the 2011 census.

History

The name Aldford means "Old Ford" and likely derives from Old English.

Aldford Castle dates back over 800 years.

The village was a township in Broxton Hundred. A civil parish from 1866, it was abolished on 1 April 2015 to form Aldford and Saighton civil parish. The population was 331 in 1801, rising to 521 in 1851, then 113 in 1901 and decreasing to 96 by 1951.

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Landmarks

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. A number of buildings in the village were designed by the architect John Douglas. These include the Grade II listed St John's church and the Grosvenor Arms public house.

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. Iron Bridge Lodge, adjacent to this bridge, was designed by Douglas & Fordham in 1894 and is listed Grade II.

Aldford Hall and the Roman road Watling Street are outside the village.

References

References

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  2. "2001 census: Parish Headcounts: Chester". Office for National Statistics.
  3. "Aldford". GENUKI.
  4. "Aldford Parish".
  5. "Key to English Place-Names: Aldford". University of Nottingham.
  6. "Cheshire West and Chester Registration District". UKBMD.
  7. "Aldford ROC Post – Subterranea Britannica".
  8. Thornber, Craig. (2005). "A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities: Aldford".
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  10. "Images of England: Church of St John the Baptist, Aldford". [[English Heritage]].
  11. "The Grosvenor Arms: History". Brunning & Price Ltd.
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  13. "Images of England: Iron Bridge". [[English Heritage]].
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  15. "Images of England: Iron Bridge Lodge". [[English Heritage]].
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