Moston, Chester

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Moston
Moston, Chester (Cheshire)
Moston, Chester

Moston shown within Cheshire
Population 680 (2001 Census)[1]
OS grid reference SJ401699
Parish Moston
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°13′24″N 2°53′55″W / 53.22337, -2.89861

Moston is a small village and civil parish in the Chester district of Cheshire, England. It is situated in the north east of Chester, close to the Shropshire Union Canal and the A41 trunk road between Chester and Birkenhead. At the 2001 Census, Moston had a population of 680.[1]

Including the hamlet of The Dale, Moston was a township in St. Mary on the Hill Parish of the Broxton Hundred. The population was 14 in 1801, 14 in 1851, 51 in 1901 and 850 in 1951.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b 2001 Census: Moston. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved on 18 November 2007.
  2. ^ Cheshire Towns & Parishes: Moston. GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved on 7 November 2007.