Eccleston
Eccleston is a village and civil parish of the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England. It is beside the River Yarrow, and was formerly an agricultural and later a weaving settlement.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eaton Chapel and Aldford Castle.
Eaton Chapel
Church
Photo: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain.
Eaton Chapel is a private chapel to the north of Eaton Hall in Eaton Park, near the village of Eccleston, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
Aldford Castle
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aldford Castle is a motte and bailey castle in the village of Aldford in Cheshire. The motte is to the north of St John's Church, and the church stands on the site of an infilled bailey ditch.
Chester Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Chester Castle is in the city of Chester, Cheshire, England. It is sited at the southwest extremity of the area bounded by the city walls. The castle stands on an eminence overlooking the River Dee. Chester Castle is situated 2½ miles north of Eccleston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chester and Saltney.
Chester
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chester is a very pretty and historic English city on the river Dee, and the county town of the North-Western county of Cheshire. Although maybe not worth a whole holiday, it's well worth a day or overnight trip to see the Roman ruins and medieval city centre.
Saltney
Suburb
Photo: Dennis Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saltney is a town straddling the counties of Flintshire and Cheshire on the England–Wales border. The local government community of Saltney lies entirely in Wales, while the English areas are unparished.
Broughton
Village
Photo: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broughton is a village in Flintshire, Wales, close to the Wales–England border, located to the west of the city of Chester, England, in the community of Broughton and Bretton. Broughton is situated 3½ miles west of Eccleston.
Eccleston
- Type: Locality
- Location: Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.1516° or 53° 9′ 6″ northLongitude
-2.9025° or 2° 54′ 9″ westElevation
46 feet (14 metres)Open location code
9C5V532W+JXGeoNames ID
7294593
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