Antrobus

For other uses, see Antrobus (disambiguation).

Map of civil parish of Antrobus within the former borough of Vale Royal

Antrobus is a civil parish and village in Cheshire, England, immediately to the south of Warrington. It is situated within the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester, and has a population of 832.^[1] The parish includes Frandley about one mile south west from the main village.

The village shop^[2] and post office is owned and run cooperatively by the villagers for the benefit of the community having previously closed in 2003.

Etymology

In the Domesday Book, the area is referred to as Entrobus. An possible derivation of the name is the Norman-French Entre-bois which can be interpreted as 'within the woods'.

References

↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Vale Royal Retrieved 2009-10-10
↑ News Items about Antrobus Village Shop. BBC News Website. Retrieval Date: 11 December 2007.

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Antrobus.

Antrobus at GENUKI
Antrobus in the Domesday Book

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

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Unitary authorities	Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Halton Warrington

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Coordinates: 53°19′N 2°32′W / 53.317°N 2.533°W / 53.317; -2.533

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