Coordinates: 53°07′34″N 2°51′58″W / 53.126°N 2.866°W / 53.126; -2.866
Aldford is a village and civil parish in the county of Cheshire, England, south of Chester (grid reference SJ420592). Most of the building stock was constructed as a designed village in the middle of the 19th century by Sir Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster, in almost rectangular form.[1]
A number of buildings in the village were designed by the architect John Douglas. These include the Grade II listed St John's church[2] and the Grosvenor Arms public house.[3] The remains of Aldford Castle consisting of earthworks and a few fragments of stone can be found immediately to the north of the church.[4]
The village is reputed to be in the possession of the Grosvenor Estate, although there is a chapel which has been sold as living accommodation on the open market.{{fact|date=January 2008}.
The village lies on the east bank of the River Dee. The Aldford Brook joins the Dee just north of the village. Between the village and the confluence, the Dee is crossed by the Aldford Iron Bridge.
Eaton Hall and the Roman road Watling Street are outside the village.
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