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 reference	SJ479542
Civil parish	Broxton
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	01829
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Eddisbury
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

Brown Knowl Methodist Church

Harry Atkinson, premier of New Zealand on four occasions during the late 19th century was born in Broxton.^[4]^[5]
Austin Carr, cricketer, was born at Lower Hall, in Broxton in 1898.^[6]
Roger Moore, actor, lived at Broxton Hall during his marriage to singer Dorothy Squires, which lasted from 1953 to 1968.^[7]

References

↑ UK & Ireland Genealogy: Broxton (accessed 24 April 2010)
↑ "2001 Census: Broxton". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 May 2015.
↑ "Prime Ministers of New Zealand: Harry Atkinson biography". New Zealand Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 21 September 2007.
↑ "Harry Atkinson biography". Encyclopaedia of New Zealand 1966. Retrieved 21 September 2007.
↑ "Cricket Archive: Austin Carr". keralacricketonline.com. Retrieved 21 September 2007.
↑ "Chester Chronicle". Chester & Cheshire News. Retrieved 17 June 2016.

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Cheshire West and Chester

Principal settlements	Chester Ellesmere Port Frodsham Neston Northwich Winsford

Civil parishes (current)	Acton Bridge Agden Aldersey Aldford and Saighton Allostock Alvanley Anderton with Marbury Antrobus Ashton Hayes and Horton cum Peel Aston Bache Backford Barnton Barrow Barton Beeston Bostock Broxton Burwardsley Byley Capenhurst Carden Chester Castle Chidlow Chorlton Chowley Christleton Clotton Hoofield Clutton Coddington Comberbach Croughton Crowton Cuddington Cuddington Darnhall Davenham Delamere and Oakmere Dodleston Duckington Duddon Dunham-on-the-Hill and Hapsford Dutton Eaton and Eccleston Edgerley Elton Farndon Frodsham Golborne David Great Boughton Great Budworth Guilden Sutton Handley Hargrave and Huxley Hartford Harthill Helsby Huntington Ince Kelsall Kingsley Lach Dennis Lea-by-Backford Ledsham Little Budworth Little Leigh Little Stanney Littleton Lostock Gralam Malpas Manley Marston Mickle Trafford and District Mollington Moston Mouldsworth Moulton Neston Nether Peover No Man’s Heath and District Norley Northwich Poulton and Pulford Puddington Rowton Rudheath Rushton Saughall and Shotwick Park Shocklach Oviatt and District Shotwick Park Sproston Stanthorne and Wimboldsley Stoak Stretton Sutton Tarporley Tarvin Tattenhall and District Thornton-le-Moors Threapwood Tilston Tiverton and Tilstone Fearnall Tushingham-cum-Grindley, Macefen and Bradley Upton by Chester Utkinton Waverton Weaverham Wervin Whitegate and Marton Whitley Wigland Willington Wincham Winsford

Civil parishes (former)	Aldford Ashton Hayes Bickley Bradley Bridge Trafford Bruen Stapleford Buerton Burton Caldecott Caughall Chorlton-by-Backford Church Shocklach Churton by Aldford Churton by Farndon Churton Heath Claverton Cotton Abbotts Cotton Edmunds Crewe by Farndon Delamere Dunham-on-the-Hill Eaton Eccleston Edge Foulk Stapleford Golborne Bellow Grafton Hampton Hapsford Hatton Hockenhull Hoole Village Horton-by-Malpas Horton cum Peel Huxley Iddinshall Kings Marsh Larkton Lea Newbold Lower Kinnerton Macefen Marlston cum Lache Mickle Trafford Newton by Malpas Newton-by-Tattenhall Oakmere Oldcastle Overton Picton Poulton Prior's Heys Pulford Saighton Saughall Shocklach Oviatt Shotwick Shotwick Park Stanthorne Stockton Tattenhall Tilstone Fearnall Tiverton Tushingham-cum-Grindley Wimbolds Trafford Wimboldsley Woodbank Wychough

Unparished areas	Chester Ellesmere Port

Ceremonial county of Cheshire

Cheshire Portal

Unitary authorities	Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Halton Warrington

Major settlements	Alsager Birchwood Bollington Chester Congleton Crewe Culcheth Ellesmere Port Frodsham Handforth Knutsford Lymm Macclesfield Middlewich Nantwich Neston Northwich Poynton Runcorn Sandbach Warrington Widnes Wilmslow Winsford See also: List of civil parishes in Cheshire

Rivers	Bollin Croco Dane Dean Dee Gowy Goyt Mersey Weaver Wheelock

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Broxton, Cheshire

Notable residents

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