Backford

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Backford
Backford (Cheshire)
Backford

Backford shown within Cheshire
Population 109 (2001 Census)[1]
OS grid reference SJ398720
District Chester
Shire county Cheshire
Region North West
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CHESTER
Postcode district CH2
Dialling code 01244
Police Cheshire
Fire Cheshire
Ambulance North West
European Parliament North West England
UK Parliament City of Chester
List of places: UKEnglandCheshire

Coordinates: 53°14′31″N 2°54′11″W / 53.2419, -2.9031

Backford is a village and civil parish in the Chester District of Cheshire, England. It is situated between Chester and Ellesmere Port on the A41 trunk road, to the north of the Shropshire Union Canal. Map According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 109.[1]

Formerly a township in the Wirral Hundred, it had a population of 138 in 1801, 155 in 1851, 141 in 1901 and 119 in 1951.[2]

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  1. ^ a b 2001 Census: Backford. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved on 18 November 2007.
  2. ^ Cheshire Towns & Parishes: Backford. GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved on 18 November 2007.