St Oswald’s Church, Backford
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.Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Backford, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “St Oswald”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chorlton Hall and Blue Planet Aquarium.
Chorlton Hall
Residential area
Chorlton Hall is a country house to the east of the village of Backford, Cheshire, England. It was formerly in the parish of Chorlton-by-Backford. The house was built probably in the middle of the 18th century. Chorlton Hall is situated 3,300 feet east of 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. Blue Planet Aquarium is situated 1½ miles northeast of St Oswald’s Church, Backford.
Bache railway station
Railway station
Photo: Dennis Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bache railway station serves the suburbs of Bache and Upton-by-Chester in the north of the city of Chester, England. It is the first station for Merseyrail services leaving Chester on the Wirral Line. Bache railway station is situated 2 miles south of St Oswald’s Church, Backford.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abbot’s Meads and Ellesmere Port.
Abbot’s Meads
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abbot's Meads is a suburb of Chester in Cheshire, England. Abbot's Meads is north-west of Chester city centre. The Countess of Chester Hospital is nearby. The population as taken in the 2011 census can be found under Chester. Abbot’s Meads is situated 2 miles south of St Oswald’s Church, Backford.
Ellesmere Port
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ellesmere Port is in West Cheshire. Surrounding villages include Willaston, Neston, Parkgate, and Hooton.
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.
St Oswald’s Church, Backford
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Backford, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.23886° or 53° 14′ 20″ northLongitude
-2.90332° or 2° 54′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C5V63QW+GMOpenStreetMap ID
way 378883461OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q7595006
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In Other Languages
“St Oswald’s Church, Backford” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس اوزوالد”
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