Broxton, Cheshire Explained
| Country: | England |
| Official Name: | Broxton |
| Static Image Name: | Broxton from Bickerton Hill 2008.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Broxton from Bickerton Hill |
| Coordinates: | 53.0833°N -2.7789°W |
| Population: | 461 |
| Population Ref: | (2011) |
| Civil Parish: | Broxton |
| Unitary England: | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Lieutenancy England: | Cheshire |
| Region: | North West England |
| Constituency Westminster: | Eddisbury |
| Post Town: | CHESTER |
| Postcode District: | CH3 |
| Postcode Area: | CH |
| Dial Code: | 01829 |
| Os Grid Reference: | SJ479542 |
Broxton is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village is 11 miles south of Chester, and only 10 miles east of Wrexham in Wales. The civil parish also contains the small settlements of Barnhill, Bolesworth, Brown Knowl, Fuller's Moor and Meadow Bank.[1] According to the 2001 Census it had a total population of 390,[2] increasing to 461 at the 2011 census.[3]
Notable residents
- Harry Atkinson, premier of New Zealand on four occasions during the late 19th century was born in Broxton.[4] [5]
- Austin Carr, cricketer, was born at Lower Hall, in Broxton in 1898.[6]
- Roger Moore, actor, lived at Broxton Hall during his marriage to singer Dorothy Squires, which lasted from 1953 to 1968.[7]
See also
Notes and References
- http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/chs/broxton.html UK & Ireland Genealogy: Broxton
- Web site: 2001 Census: Broxton. Office for National Statistics. 13 July 2008.
- Web site: Parish population 2011. 30 May 2015.
- Web site: Prime Ministers of New Zealand: Harry Atkinson biography. New Zealand Prime Minister's Office. 21 September 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20081020225712/http://www.primeminister.govt.nz/oldpms/1876atkinson.html. 2008-10-20. dead.
- Web site: Harry Atkinson biography. Encyclopaedia of New Zealand 1966. 21 September 2007.
- Web site: Cricket Archive: Austin Carr. keralacricketonline.com. 21 September 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20120722195253/http://keralacricketonline.com/Archive/Players/28/28433/28433.html. 22 July 2012. dead.
- Web site: Chester Chronicle. Chester & Cheshire News. 17 June 2016. 2009-03-06.
