Blacon

Blacon is a suburb of , . It is predominantly a council housing estate and was formerly regarded as one of the largest council estates in Europe.
Wikipedia
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  • Suburb with 13,100 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 69 feet (21 metres)
  • …is also known as “Blacon, Cheshire”
  • Description: village in Cheshire, England, UK

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary and Deva Stadium.

Church
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Chester Cathedral is a cathedral and the mother church of the Diocese of Chester. is situated 2 miles southeast of Blacon.

Stadium
is an association football stadium which…

Railway station
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serves the city of … is situated 2 miles east of Blacon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abbot’s Meads and Chester.

Suburb
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Abbot's Meads is a suburb of in , England.

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is a very pretty and historic city…

Suburb
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is a town straddling the counties of and on the England–Wales border. is situated 2 miles south of Blacon.

Blacon

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Latitude
53.2081° or 53° 12′ 29″ north
Longitude
-2.9257° or 2° 55′ 33″ west
Open location code
9C5V635F+6P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10989752
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
6698331
Wiki­data ID
Q4923655

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Blacon” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بلكن”
  • Cebuano: “Blacon”
  • Dutch: “Blacon”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بلكن”
  • French: “Blacon”
  • Irish: “Blacon”
  • Japanese: “ブラコン (チェスター)”
  • Japanese: “ブラコン”
  • Kurdish: “Blacon, Cheshire”
  • Kurdish: “Blacon”
  • Polish: “Blacon”
  • Swedish: “Blacon”
  • Urdu: “بلیکون”
  • Welsh: “Blacon”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Blacon Point and Mollington.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Blacon Libary and The United Reformed Church Blacon.

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