Croughton
Croughton is a hamlet and civil parish on the outskirts and 3.5 miles north of the city of Chester, and part of the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire. The Shropshire Union Canal runs through Croughton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 31 residents
- Description: village and civil parish in Cheshire, UK
- Also known as: “Croughton, Cheshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Blue Planet Aquarium and St Oswald’s Church, Backford.
Blue Planet Aquarium
Public aquarium
Photo: Alan Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Blue Planet Aquarium is a marine and freshwater aquarium located by the Cheshire Oaks retail and leisure complex in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England.
St Oswald’s Church, Backford
Church
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St Oswald's Church is in the village of Backford, to the northwest of Chester, Cheshire, 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.
St Lawrence’s Church, Stoak
Church
St Lawrence's Church is in the village of Stoak, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ellesmere Port and Chester.
Ellesmere Port
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Ellesmere Port is in West Cheshire. Surrounding villages include Willaston, Neston, Parkgate, and Hooton.
Chester
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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.
Ince
Hamlet
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Ince is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is situated immediately to the east of the Stanlow Oil Refinery. Ince is situated 3½ miles northeast of Croughton.
Croughton
- Categories: village and civil parish
- Location: Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Croughton” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كروتون”
- Cebuano: “Croughton (distrito)”
- Cebuano: “Croughton”
- Dutch: “Croughton, Cheshire”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كروتون”
- French: “Croughton”
- Irish: “Croughton”
- Ladin: “Croughton”
- Polish: “Croughton (Cheshire)”
- Polish: “Croughton”
- Swedish: “Croughton (distrikt)”
- Swedish: “Croughton, Cheshire”
- Turkish: “Croughton, Cheshire”
- Welsh: “Croughton, Swydd Gaer”
- Welsh: “Croughton”
- “Croughton”
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