England
Cheshire
Broxton

Broxton

Broxton is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of and the ceremonial county of , England. The village is 11 miles south of , and 10 miles east of in .
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  • Type: Hamlet with 361 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Cheshire West, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Broxton, Cheshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brown Knowl Methodist Church and Bickerton Hill.

Church
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is in Sherrington's Lane in the settlement of Brown Knowl in the civil parish of Broxton, , England. The church, together with the former Sunday school, is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Peak
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refers to two low red sandstone hills that form the southern end of the Mid Cheshire Ridge in , north-west England. The high point, Raw Head, lies on the northerly hill and has an elevation of 227 metres.

Archaeological site
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is an Iron Age hill fort, one of many fortified hill-top settlements constructed across Britain during the Iron Age, but one of only seven in the county of in northern England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tattenhall and Farndon.

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is a village in . It is near to Beeston Castle, a ruined 13th-century castle, and sits along the Sandstone Trail, a long-distance walkers' path, between Frodsham to Whitchurch.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of and the ceremonial county of , England. It is on the banks of the , which here forms the England–Wales border. is situated 4 miles west of Broxton.

Locality
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was a medieval castle on the Welsh–English border, by the banks of the , in the village of Holt, , . Work began on the castle in the 13th century during the Welsh Wars. is situated 4½ miles west of Broxton.

Broxton

Latitude
53.08419° or 53° 5′ 3″ north
Longitude
-2.7779° or 2° 46′ 40″ west
Population
361
Elevation
184 feet (56 metres)
Open location code
9C5V36MC+MR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 287410922
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2654476
Wiki­data ID
Q2239179
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Broxton” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بركستون”
  • Cebuano: “Broxton”
  • Chinese: “Broxton”
  • Dutch: “Broxton”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بركستون”
  • French: “Broxton”
  • Hebrew: “ברוקסטון, צ’שייר”
  • Irish: “Broxton”
  • Italian: “Broxton”
  • Ladin: “Broxton”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Broxton (Cheshire)”
  • Persian: “براکستون”
  • Polish: “Broxton”
  • Portuguese: “Broxton”
  • Swedish: “Broxton, Cheshire”
  • Swedish: “Broxton”
  • Turkish: “Broxton, Cheshire”
  • Welsh: “Broxton, Swydd Gaer”
  • Welsh: “Broxton”
  • “Broxton”

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