Antrobus, Cheshire

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Map of civil parish of Antrobus within borough of Vale Royal
Map of civil parish of Antrobus within borough of Vale Royal

Antrobus is a civil parish and village in Cheshire, immediately to the south of Warrington. It is situated within the borough of Vale Royal.

The village shop and post office is owned and run cooperatively by the villagers for the benefit of the community having previously closed in 2003.

The name derives from the Old Norse Eindvizh-buski, a personal name and the word for bush or shrub. In the Domesday Book, the area is referred to as Entrobus. An alternative derivation of the name is the Norman-French Entre-bois.

The Borough of Vale Royal, Cheshire

Principal Settlements

Frodsham • Northwich • Winsford

Civil Parishes

Acton Bridge • Allostock • Alvanley • Anderton with Marbury • Antrobus • Aston • Barnton • Bostock • Byley • Comberbach • Crowton • Cuddington • Darnhall • Davenham • Delamere • Dutton • Frodsham • Great Budworth • Hartford • Helsby • Kingsley • Lach Dennis • Little Budworth • Little Leigh • Lostock Gralam • Lower Peover • Manley • Marston • Moulton • Norley • Northwich • Oakmere • Rudheath • Rushton • Sproston • Stanthorne • Sutton • Tarporley • Utkinton • Weaverham • Whitegate and Marton • Whitley • Wimboldsley • Wincham • Winsford •