Aldford
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Aldford is a village in the county of Cheshire, England, south of Chester. 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 locally celebrated architect, John Douglas. Perhaps the most prominent of these is the Grosvenor Arms public house which stands on the B5130, the principal highway through the village.
The remains of a Castle earthwork can be found near the church. [1]
The village is reputed to be in the possession of the Grosvenor Estate, although there is a chapel which has been sold as living accommodation on the open market.
Eaton Hall and the Roman road Watling Street are outside the village.
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| Ceremonial county of Cheshire [[Image:|40px]] | ||
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| Unitary authorities: | Halton • Warrington | |
| Boroughs/Districts: | City of Chester • Congleton • Crewe and Nantwich • Ellesmere Port and Neston • Macclesfield • Vale Royal | |
| Cities/Towns: | Alderley Edge • Alsager • Bollington • Chester • Congleton • Crewe • Ellesmere Port • Frodsham • Knutsford • Lymm • Macclesfield • Middlewich • Nantwich • Neston • Northwich • Poynton • Runcorn • Sandbach • Warrington • Widnes • Wilmslow • Winsford See also: List of civil parishes in Cheshire |
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