Broxton, Cheshire

This article is about the civil parish and village of Broxton, Cheshire. For other uses, see Broxton (disambiguation).
Broxton

Broxton from Bickerton Hill
Broxton
 Broxton shown within Cheshire
Population 461 (2011)
OS grid referenceSJ479542
Civil parishBroxton
Unitary authorityCheshire West and Chester
Ceremonial countyCheshire
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town CHESTER
Postcode district CH3
Dialling code 01829
Police Cheshire
Fire Cheshire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentEddisbury
List of places
UK
England
Cheshire

Coordinates: 53°05′00″N 2°46′44″W / 53.08333°N 2.77888°W / 53.08333; -2.77888

Broxton is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village is 11 miles south of Chester, and only 10 miles east of Wrexham in Wales. The civil parish also contains the small settlements of Barnhill, Bolesworth, Brown Knowl, Fuller's Moor and Meadow Bank.[1] According to the 2001 Census it had a total population of 390,[2] increasing to 461 at the 2011 census.[3]

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. UK & Ireland Genealogy: Broxton (accessed 24 April 2010)
  2. "2001 Census: Broxton". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
  3. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  4. "Prime Ministers of New Zealand: Harry Atkinson biography". New Zealand Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 21 September 2007.
  5. "Harry Atkinson biography". Encyclopaedia of New Zealand 1966. Retrieved 21 September 2007.
  6. "Cricket Archive: Austin Carr". keralacricketonline.com. Retrieved 21 September 2007.

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