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Tarporley
Tarporley shown within Cheshire |
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| Population | 2,634 (2001 Census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SJ553627 |
| Parish | Tarporley |
| Unitary authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Ceremonial county | Cheshire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TARPORLEY |
| Postcode district | CW6 |
| Dialling code | 01829 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Eddisbury |
| List of places: UK • England • Cheshire | |
Tarporley is a large village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England.
Once a notorious traffic bottleneck, Tarporley is now bypassed by the A49 and A51 roads and has become a picturesque town for both visitors and residents, holding a regular country market on the first Saturday of each month. At the 2001 Census, the population was 2,634.[1]
Tarporley civil parish also contains the village of Rhuddall Heath.
Tarporley High Street features 4 pubs - the Foresters Arms, the Crown Hotel, the Swan Hotel and the Rising Sun.
The Tarporley Hunt Club, which is the oldest surviving hunt club in England, meets in the village.
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The Urban District of Tarporley was created in 1894 and was abolished in 1936.[2] From 1936 until 1974 Tarporley was a part of the Rural District of Northwich, until that district's abolition as a result of the Local Government Act 1972.[3] From 1 April 1974 Tarporley formed part of the borough of Vale Royal, within Cheshire and was included in the new unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester on 1 April 2009. The village has civil parish status and its own parish council, giving it some limited local government autonomy. The parish council comprises 12 locally elected members.[4]
Tarporley has been in the parliamentary constituency of Eddisbury since that constituency's re-establishment in 1983, following its abolition in 1950.
Tarporley is bypassed by the A49 and A51 roads. The village was once served by Beeston Castle and Tarporley railway station on the Chester to Crewe main line, more than two miles from the village; the line remains open but the station closed in April 1966.
Tarporley has two schools: Tarporley Community High School and Tarporley Church of England Primary School.
Established in 1983, through The British Council, Tarporley is twinned with the Breton village of Bohars, near Brest, France.
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