Moston, Chester
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Moston shown within Cheshire |
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Population | 680 (2001 Census)[1] |
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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: UK • England • Cheshire |
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
- ^ a b 2001 Census: Moston. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved on 18 November 2007.
- ^ Cheshire Towns & Parishes: Moston. GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved on 7 November 2007.
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