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Backford

Backford

Backford is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of and ceremonial county of , England. It lies between and on the A41 trunk road, north of the Shropshire Union Canal.
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  • Type: Village with 380 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Cheshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Backford, Cheshire”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Oswald’s Church, Backford and Chorlton Hall.

Church
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St Oswald's Church is in the village of Backford, to the northwest of , , England, close to the A41 road and adjoining Backford Hall. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

Residential area
is a country house to the east of the village of Backford, , England. It was formerly in the parish of . The house was built probably in the middle of the 18th century.

Public aquarium
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The is a marine and freshwater aquarium located by the Cheshire Oaks retail and leisure complex in , , England. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Backford.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abbot’s Meads and Ellesmere Port.

Suburb
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Abbot's Meads is a suburb of in , England. Abbot's Meads is north-west of Chester city centre. The is nearby. The population as taken in the 2011 census can be found under . is situated 2½ miles south of Backford.

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is in West . Surrounding villages include Willaston, Neston, Parkgate, and Hooton.

is a rural area in , with a few main roads going through. It includes the villages and hamlets of Two Mills, Woodbank, Burton, Puddington, Shotwick, Dunkirk, Capenhurst and Ledsham.

Backford

Latitude
53.24127° or 53° 14′ 29″ north
Longitude
-2.90169° or 2° 54′ 6″ west
Population
380
Elevation
108 feet (33 metres)
Open location code
9C5V63RX+G8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13889551
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2656675
Wiki­data ID
Q2174040
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Backford” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بكفرد”
  • Bengali: “ব্যাকফোর্ড”
  • Cebuano: “Backford”
  • Chinese: “Backford”
  • Chinese: “巴克福特”
  • Dutch: “Backford”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بكفرد”
  • French: “Backford”
  • German: “Backford”
  • Gujarati: “બેકફોર્ડ”
  • Irish: “Backford”
  • Italian: “Backford”
  • Japanese: “バックフォード”
  • Kannada: “ಬ್ಯಾಕ್ಫೋರ್ಡ್”
  • Korean: “백포드”
  • Ladin: “Backford”
  • Lithuanian: “Bekfordas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Backford”
  • Persian: “بکفورد”
  • Polish: “Backford”
  • Portuguese: “Backford”
  • Russian: “Бэкфорд”
  • Spanish: “Backford”
  • Swedish: “Backford”
  • Tamil: “பாக்போர்ட்”
  • Telugu: “బ్యాక్ ఫోర్డ్”
  • Turkish: “Backford”
  • Urdu: “باکفورڈ”
  • Welsh: “Backford”
  • “Backford”

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