Mouldsworth

Mouldsworth

The Goshawk public house, Mouldsworth
Mouldsworth
 Mouldsworth shown within Cheshire
Population 327 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSJ511712
Civil parishMouldsworth
Unitary authorityCheshire West and Chester
Ceremonial countyCheshire
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town CHESTER
Postcode district CH3
Dialling code 01928
Police Cheshire
Fire Cheshire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentEddisbury
WebsiteMouldsworth Parish Council website
List of places
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England
Cheshire

Coordinates: 53°14′10″N 2°44′01″W / 53.23616°N 2.73354°W / 53.23616; -2.73354

Mouldsworth is a village and civil parish on the outskirts of Chester in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is located about 8 miles north east of Chester City Centre on the B5393 road. The nearest villages are Manley to the north west and Ashton Hayes to the south west. Delamere Forest is situated to the east of the village. At the 2001 Census the population was recorded at 302,[1] increasing slightly to 327 at the 2011 Census.[2]

Mouldsworth railway station is situated on the Mid-Cheshire Line, with services to Chester and Manchester.

There is a public house, the Goshawk in the centre of the village, opposite the station. Sights include Mouldsworth Motor Museum, founded in 1971 and housed in a 1930s Art Deco building, formerly a water-softening plant.[3] The museum closed in 2013.[4]

See also

References

  1. "2001 Census: Mouldsworth CP". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
  2. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  3. Mouldsworth Motor Museum: The Making of Mouldsworth Motor Museum (accessed 16 January 2012)
  4. "Classic cars at Mouldsworth Motor Museum go under the hammer", Cheshire Life, 12 March 2013, retrieved 6 August 2013

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