Utkinton

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Map of civil parish of Utkinton within borough of Vale Royal

Utkinton is a civil parish and small village in the borough of Vale Royal in the English county of Cheshire. It is approximately 8 miles west of Winsford and north of Tarporley and 9 miles east of Chester. Utkinton is at the heart of the local farming community.

Utkinton is notable because it appears on many maps as 'Quarry Bank'.

It has a small population of around 600. There is a shop, with a cafe and garden centre, a small Church of England school, a church and a Methodist Chapel that has fallen into misuse.

Utkinton is on the Sandstone Trail.

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