Barrow, Cheshire Explained

Coordinates:53.211°N -2.795°W
Official Name:Barrow
Label Position:bottom
Population:941
Population Ref:(2011 census)
Civil Parish:Barrow
Unitary England:Cheshire West and Chester
Lieutenancy England:Cheshire
Region:North West England
Country:England
Constituency Westminster:Eddisbury
Post Town:CHESTER
Postcode District:CH3
Postcode Area:CH
Dial Code:01829
Os Grid Reference:SJ469685
Static Image Name:St Bartholomew, Barrow.jpg
Static Image Caption:St. Bartholomew's Church, Barrow

Barrow is a civil parish, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The civil parish contains the village of Great Barrow and the hamlets of Little Barrow, Broomhill and Stamford Bridge. Great Barrow is situated about 4.50NaN0 east-north-east of Chester, 60NaN0 north-west of Tarporley and 60NaN0 south of Frodsham.[1] [2]

At the time of the 2001 census the population was 943, reducing marginally to 941 by the 2011 census.

The name Barrow derives from the Old English bearu (a grove, or small wooded area)[3]

Little Barrow formerly had a station on the Mid-Cheshire line, named Barrow for Tarvin, but it closed in 1953.[4] The former Railway pub at Little Barrow is now the Foxcote tearoom,[5] but Great Barrow retains its pub, the White Horse, which also provides accommodation.[6] The Stamford Bridge Country Inn is near the A51 road, close to the River Gowy.

Barrow Cricket Club has two Saturday teams and a junior section. The 1st XI play in the Cheshire County Cricket League Division Two, and the 2nd XI plays in the UK Fast League Division B West.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 117 Chester & Wrexham (Ellesmere Port). 9780319231609 . Ordnance Survey. 2013.
  2. Web site: Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer. csv (download). 1 January 2016. Ordnance Survey. www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. 30 January 2016.
  3. Web site: Key to English Place-Names: Barrow. University of Nottingham. 23 February 2021.
  4. Web site: Station Name: Barrow for Tarvin. Disused Stations. 14 August 2018.
  5. News: Tearoom lives on with new buyers . Carmella . De Lucia . Chester Chronicle . 12 March 2014 . 14 August 2018.
  6. Web site: Home page . The White Horse . 14 August 2018.
  7. Web site: Welcome to Barrow CC, Cheshire. play-cricket.com. 23 February 2021.