Hartford, Cheshire
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Hartford | ||
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Statistics | ||
Population: | 4,000 (est) | |
Ordnance Survey | ||
OS grid reference: | SJ650720 | |
Administration | ||
District: | Vale Royal | |
Shire county: | Cheshire | |
Region: | North West England | |
Constituent country: | England | |
Sovereign state: | United Kingdom | |
Other | ||
Ceremonial county: | Cheshire | |
Historic county: | Cheshire | |
Services | ||
Police force: | Cheshire | |
Fire and rescue: | Cheshire | |
Ambulance: | North West | |
Post office and telephone | ||
Post town: | Northwich | |
Postal district: | CW8 | |
Dialling code: | 01606 | |
Politics | ||
UK Parliament: | Weaver Vale | |
European Parliament: | North West England | |
Hartford is a village in Cheshire very close to the town of Northwich.
Hartford was once part of neighbouring Weaverham and is twinned with Mornant which is a canton of the Arrondissement of Lyon, France.
[edit] Schools
Hartford is home to several schools namely St. Nicholas Catholic High School, Hartford High School, Hartford County Primary School (locally known as "Riddings Lane"), St. Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School and Hartford Manor. The private school The Grange is also located in Hartford (both the primary and secondary) and is known to cause large volumes of traffic as most parents decide to use their cars to travel there [citation needed]. It is also home to the special schools Cloughwood and Greenbank.
[edit] Transport
Hartford is bisected by the A559 road, known as Chester Road. The A556 road bypasses the village as part of the Northwich bypass.
Hartford is served by Hartford railway station on the West Coast Mainline between Liverpool and Crewe.
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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 |