Aldford

Aldford is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Aldford and Saighton, in the county of Cheshire, England, south of Chester (grid reference SJ420592). In 2001 it had a population of 213,[1] increasing to 272 in the 2011 Census.[2] The civil parish was abolished in 2015 to form Aldford and Saighton.[3]

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Aldford
St John's Church
Aldford Location within Cheshire
Population	272 (2011)
OS grid reference	SJ420592
Civil parish	Aldford and Saighton
Unitary authority	Cheshire West and Chester
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Chester
Postcode district	CH3
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	City of Chester

The village lies on the east bank of the River Dee. The Aldford Brook joins the Dee just north of the village.

Most of the building stock was constructed as a designed village in the middle of the 19th century by Sir Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster, in almost rectangular form.[4] A number of buildings in the village were designed by the architect John Douglas. These include the Grade II listed St John's church[5][6] and the Grosvenor Arms public house.[7]

The River Dee outside the village is crossed by the Aldford Iron Bridge, which was built in 1824 by William Hazledine for the 1st Marquis.[8][9] Iron Bridge Lodge, adjacent to this bridge, was designed by Douglas & Fordham in 1894 and is listed Grade II.[10][11]

Eaton Hall and the Roman road Watling Street are outside the village.

See also

• Listed buildings in Aldford
• Aldford Hall
• Aldford Iron Bridge

References

1. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Chester Archived 13 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2009-12-10
2. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 27 May 2015.
3. "ALDFORD". GENUKI. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
4. Thornber, Craig (2005). "A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities: Aldford". Archived from the original on 29 December 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
5. Historic England. "Church of St John the Baptist  (Grade II) (1135984)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
6. "Images of England: Church of St John the Baptist, Aldford". English Heritage. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
7. "The Grosvenor Arms: History". Brunning & Price Ltd. Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
8. Historic England. "Iron Bridge over the River Dee  (Grade I) (1129943)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
9. Images of England: Iron Bridge, English Heritage, retrieved 8 January 2009
10. Historic England. "Iron Bridge Lodge  (Grade II) (1138387)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
11. Images of England: Iron Bridge Lodge, English Heritage, retrieved 8 January 2009