Mollington, Cheshire
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Mollington is a small settlement on the outskirts of the city of Chester, the county town of Cheshire in North West England. Located in the Parish of Backford, Mollington is located two miles north of Chester, with the A41 Liverpool-Chester trunk Road to the east, the A540 to the south, the Wirral (Parkgate) trunk Road to the west and the A5117 Dunkirk Link Road to the north providing its approximate boundaries.
Mollington is a small semi-rural commuter village of approximately 300 homes, served by a local primary school, and village hall. All other facilities are now located in other nearby suburbs of Chester following the closure of the village shop and post office. Mollington's parish church is located in the neighbouring village of Backford.
Mollington is characterised by tree-lined lanes with grass verges and farm land as well as sizeable family homes. It has an open, rolling and green aspect, which made it a pleasant location for the former Mollington Hall, a country house residence, now demolished. The old red-brick boundary wall of this substantial estate still remains and is now a feature of the village obvious to those who pass through. Neighbouring large houses on the edge of the village are now luxury hotels, including the Mollington Hotel & Spa (formerly the Mollington Banastre) and Crabwall Manor (formerly Crabwall Hall).
The Mollington railway station, linking the village directly with Chester and with Liverpool via the Wirral, was closed in the branch line closures of the 1960s masterminded by Dr Beeching; the station is now a private residence. Today, Mollington is on two local bus routes, but with infrequent service most residents move about by private car.
In 1982 Mollington became the first place in Britain to have a Neighbourhood Watch scheme, following the success of similar programs in North America.
