Broxton, Cheshire

Broxton
Broxton from Bickerton Hill
Broxton Broxton shown within Cheshire
Population	390 (2001)
OS grid reference	SJ479542
Parish	Broxton
Unitary authority	Cheshire West and Chester
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHESTER
Postcode district	CH3
Dialling code	01829
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Eddisbury
List of places: UK • England • Cheshire

Broxton is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village is 11 miles south of Chester, and only 10 miles east of Wrexham in Wales. The civil parish also contains the small settlements of Barnhill, Bolesworth, Brown Knowl, Fuller's Moor and Meadow Bank.^[1] According to the 2001 Census it had a total population of 390.^[2]

1 Notable residents
2 References
3 See also
4 External links

Notable residents

Harry Atkinson, premier of New Zealand on four occasions during the late 19th century was born in Broxton.^[3]^[4]
Austin Carr, cricketer, was born at Lower Hall, in Broxton in 1898.^[5]

References

^ UK & Ireland Genealogy: Broxton (accessed 24 April 2010)
^ "2001 Census: Broxton". Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=792420&c=broxton&d=16&e=15&g=427710&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1216035816275&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
^ "Prime Ministers of New Zealand: Harry Atkinson biography". New Zealand Prime Minister's Office. http://www.primeminister.govt.nz/oldpms/1876atkinson.html. Retrieved 21 September 2007.
^ "Harry Atkinson biography". Encyclopaedia of New Zealand 1966. http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/A/AtkinsonSirHarryAlbertKcmg/AtkinsonSirHarryAlbertKcmg/en. Retrieved 21 September 2007.
^ "Cricket Archive: Austin Carr". keralacricketonline.com. http://www.keralacricketonline.com/Archive/Players/28/28433/28433.html. Retrieved 21 September 2007.

External links

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Cheshire West and Chester

Principal Settlements	Chester Ellesmere Port Frodsham Malpas Northwich Winsford

Civil Parishes	Acton Bridge Agden Aldersey Aldford Allostock Alvanley Anderton with Marbury Antrobus Ashton Hayes Aston Bache Backford Barnton Barrow Barton Beeston Bickley Bostock Bradley Bridge Trafford Broxton Bruen Stapleford Buerton Burton Burwardsley Byley Caldecott Capenhurst Carden Caughall Chester Castle Chidlow Chorlton Chorlton by Backford Chowley Christleton Church Shocklach Churton by Aldford Churton by Farndon Churton Heath Claverton Clotton Hoofield Clutton Coddington Comberbach Cotton Abbotts Cotton Edmunds Crewe by Farndon Croughton Crowton Cuddington Cuddington Darnhall Davenham Delamere Dodleston Duckington Duddon Dunham Hill Dutton Eaton Eccleston Edge Edgerley Elton Farndon Foulk Stapleford Frodsham Golborne Bellow Golborne David Grafton Great Boughton Great Budworth Guilden Sutton Hampton Handley Hapsford Hartford Harthill Hatton Helsby Hockenhull Hoole Village Horton by Malpas Horton cum Peel Huntington Huxley Iddinshall Ince Kelsall Kings Marsh Kingsley Lach Dennis Larkton Lea Newbold Lea-by-Backford Ledsham Little Budworth Little Leigh Little Stanney Littleton Lostock Gralam Lower Kinnerton Macefen Malpas Manley Marlston cum Lache Marston Mickle Trafford Mollington Moston Mouldsworth Moulton Neston Nether Peover Newton by Malpas Newton by Tattenhall Norley Northwich Oakmere Oldcastle Overton Picton Poulton Prior's Heys Puddington Pulford Rowton Rudheath Rushton Saighton Saughall Shocklach Oviatt Shotwick Park Shotwick Sproston Stanthorne Stockton Stoke Stretton Sutton Tarporley Tarvin Tattenhall Thornton-le-Moors Threapwood Tilston Tilstone Fearnall Tiverton Tushingham cum Grindley Upton by Chester Utkinton Waverton Weaverham Wervin Whitegate and Marton Whitley Wigland Willington Wimbolds Trafford Wimboldsley Wincham Winsford Woodbank Wychough

Unparished Areas	Chester Ellesmere Port

Ceremonial county of Cheshire

Cheshire Portal

Unitary authorities	Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Halton Warrington

Major settlements	Alsager Birchwood Bollington Chester Congleton Crewe Ellesmere Port Frodsham Knutsford Macclesfield Middlewich Nantwich Neston Northwich Poynton Runcorn Sandbach Warrington Widnes Wilmslow Winsford See also: List of civil parishes in Cheshire

Rivers	Bollin Croco Dane Dean Dee Gowy Goyt Mersey Weaver Wheelock

Topics	History Museums

Broxton, Cheshire

Contents

Notable residents

References

See also

External links