Huxley | |
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Huxley Chapel | |
Location within Cheshire | |
Population | 251 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SJ510614 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CHESTER |
Postcode district | CH3 |
Dialling code | 01829 |
Police | Cheshire |
Fire | Cheshire |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Huxley is a small rural village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hargrave and Huxley, in the Cheshire West and Chester district, and ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 220, [1] increasing to 251 at the 2011 Census. [2] The civil parish was abolished in 2015
It is home to Huxley Primary School.
Huxley was formerly a township in the parish of Waverton, [3] in 1866 Huxley became a civil parish, [4] on 1 April 2015 the parish was abolished to form "Hargrave and Huxley" and Tattenhall and District. [5] [6]
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Ashton Hayes is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is located about 8 miles east of Chester on the B5393 road. The nearest villages are Mouldsworth to the north east and Kelsall to the south east. According to the 2011 Census it had a population of 936. The main village in the parish – formerly known as Ashton – was renamed Ashton Hayes following a referendum, to avoid confusion with other places of the same name.
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