Lea-by-Backford
Lea-by-Backford is a hamlet and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is situated between Chester and Ellesmere Port, west of the A41 trunk road and to the north of the Shropshire Union Canal. Backford is approximately 1.2 mi to the east and Mollington is approximately 1.2 mi to the south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 194 residents
- Description: hamlet and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England
- Also known as: “Lea by Backford”
- Neighbors: Ellesmere Port
Places of Interest
Highlights include Capenhurst railway station and St Oswald’s Church, Backford.
Capenhurst railway station
Railway station
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Capenhurst railway station serves the village of Capenhurst and its substantial industrial facilities, in Cheshire, England. It also serves outer suburbs of Ellesmere Port.
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.
All Saints Church
Church
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All Saints Church, Great Saughall, is located in Church Road in the civil parish of Saughall and Shotwick Park, formerly Saughall and before that Great Saughall, in the county of Cheshire, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central South Wirral and Ellesmere Port.
Central South Wirral
Central South Wirral is a rural area in Cheshire, with a few main roads going through. It includes the villages and hamlets of Two Mills, Woodbank, Burton, Puddington, Shotwick, Dunkirk, Capenhurst and Ledsham.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.
Lea-by-Backford
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.2368° or 53° 14′ 13″ northLongitude
-2.9172° or 2° 55′ 2″ westPopulation
194Elevation
102 feet (31 metres)Open location code
9C5V63PM+P4OpenStreetMap ID
node 7612794792OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
7299947Wikidata ID
Q3219892
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Lea-by-Backford” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “لي باي بكفرد”
- Cebuano: “Lea-by-Backford”
- Chinese: “Lea-by-Backford”
- Dutch: “Lea by Backford”
- Dutch: “Lea-by-Backford”
- Egyptian Arabic: “لى باى بكفرد”
- French: “Lea by Backford”
- French: “Lea-by-Backford”
- Irish: “Lea by Backford”
- Italian: “Lea-by-Backford”
- Ladin: “Lea by Backford”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Lea-by-Backford”
- Persian: “لی بای بکفورد”
- Polish: “Lea by Backford”
- Swedish: “Lea-by-Backford”
- Turkish: “Lea-by-Backford”
- Welsh: “Lea by Backford”
- Welsh: “Lea-by-Backford”
- “Lea by Backford”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Backford and Mollington.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Oswald’s CofE Aided Primary School and The Five Villages Hall.
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