Mouldsworth

Mouldsworth is a village and civil parish on the outskirts of Chester in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is located about 8 miles north east of Chester City Centre on the B5393 road. The nearest villages are Manley to the north west and Ashton Hayes to the south west. Delamere Forest is situated to the east of the village. At the 2001 Census the population was recorded at 302,[1] increasing slightly to 327 at the 2011 Census.[2]

Mouldsworth
The Goshawk public house, Mouldsworth
Mouldsworth Location within Cheshire
Population	327 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SJ511712
Civil parish	Mouldsworth
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	01928
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Eddisbury
Website	Mouldsworth Parish Council website

Mouldsworth railway station is situated on the Mid-Cheshire Line, with services to Chester and Manchester.

There is a public house called the Goshawk, formerly the Station Hotel, in the centre of the village opposite the station. There are references to the Station Hotel and its bowling green with magnificent views as far back as 1891.[3] Sights include Mouldsworth Motor Museum, founded in 1971 and housed in a 1930s Art Deco building, formerly a water-softening plant.[4] The museum closed in 2013.[5]

See also

• Listed buildings in Mouldsworth

References

1. "2001 Census: Mouldsworth CP". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
2. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 28 May 2015.
3. "Local Intelligence". Chester Observer. 5 September 1891. p. 4.
4. Mouldsworth Motor Museum: The Making of Mouldsworth Motor Museum (accessed 16 January 2012)
5. "Classic cars at Mouldsworth Motor Museum go under the hammer", Cheshire Life, 12 March 2013, retrieved 6 August 2013

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