Broxton, Cheshire

This article is about the civil parish and village of Broxton, Cheshire. For other uses, see Broxton (disambiguation).

Broxton
Broxton from Bickerton Hill
Broxton Location within Cheshire
Population	461 (2011)
OS grid reference	SJ479542
Civil parish	Broxton
Unitary authority	Cheshire West and Chester
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHESTER
Postcode district	CH3
Dialling code	01829
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Eddisbury
List of places UK England Cheshire 53°05′00″N2°46′44″W / 53.08333°N 2.77888°W / 53.08333; -2.77888

Broxton is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village is 11 miles south of Chester, and only 10 miles east of Wrexham in Wales. The civil parish also contains the small settlements of Barnhill, Bolesworth, Brown Knowl, Fuller's Moor and Meadow Bank. ^[1] According to the 2001 Census it had a total population of 390, ^[2] increasing to 461 at the 2011 census. ^[3]

Notable residents

Brown Knowl Methodist Church

• Harry Atkinson, premier of New Zealand on four occasions during the late 19th century was born in Broxton. ^{[4] [5]}
• Austin Carr, cricketer, was born at Lower Hall, in Broxton in 1898. ^[6]
• Roger Moore, actor, lived at Broxton Hall during his marriage to singer Dorothy Squires, which lasted from 1953 to 1968. ^[7]

See also

• Cheshire portal

• Listed buildings in Broxton, Cheshire
• Broxton Old Hall

References

1. UK & Ireland Genealogy: Broxton Archived 5 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 24 April 2010)
2. "2001 Census: Broxton". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
3. "Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 30 May 2015.
4. "Prime Ministers of New Zealand: Harry Atkinson biography". New Zealand Prime Minister's Office. Archived from the original on 20 October 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2007.
5. "Harry Atkinson biography". Encyclopaedia of New Zealand 1966. Retrieved 21 September 2007.
6. "Cricket Archive: Austin Carr". keralacricketonline.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2007.
7. "Chester Chronicle". Chester & Cheshire News. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2016.