Backford Information & Backford Links at HealthHaven.com

Coordinates: 53°14′31″N 2°54′11″W / 53.2419°N 2.9031°W / 53.2419; -2.9031

Backford
Backford Backford shown within Cheshire
Population	109 (2001 Census)^[1]
OS grid reference	SJ398720
Parish	Backford
Unitary authority	Cheshire West and Chester
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHESTER
Postcode district	CH2
Dialling code	01244
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	City of Chester
List of places: UK • England • Cheshire

Backford is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is situated between Chester and Ellesmere Port on the A41 trunk road, to the north of the Shropshire Union Canal. (Map) Backford Cross is located about 1.5 miles (2 km) north of Backford. According to the 2001 Census, it had a population of 109.^[1]

St Oswald's Church

Formerly a township in the Wirral Hundred, it had a population of 138 in 1801, 155 in 1851, 141 in 1901 and 119 in 1951.^[2]

St Oswald's Church is in the centre of the village, as is Backford Hall, which operates as offices for Cheshire West and Chester Council.

[edit] See also

St Oswald's Church, Backford

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b 2001 Census: Backford, Office for National Statistics, http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=792413&c=backford&d=16&e=15&g=427630&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1195351888078&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779, retrieved 18 November 2007
^ Cheshire Towns & Parishes: Backford, GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy, http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/chs/backford.html, retrieved 18 November 2007

This Cheshire location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

v • d • e Cheshire West and Chester

Principal Settlements	Chester • Ellesmere Port • Frodsham • Malpas • Northwich • Winsford

Civil Parishes	Acton Bridge • Agden • Aldersey • Aldford • Allostock • Alvanley • Anderton with Marbury • Antrobus • Ashton Hayes • Aston • Bache • Backford • Barnton • Barrow • Barton • Beeston • Bickley • Bostock • Bradley • Bridge Trafford • Broxton • Bruen Stapleford • Buerton • Burton • Burwardsley • Byley • Caldecott • Capenhurst • Carden • Caughall • Chester Castle • Chidlow • Chorlton • Chorlton by Backford • Chowley • Christleton • Church Shocklach • Churton by Aldford • Churton by Farndon • Churton Heath • Claverton • Clotton Hoofield • Clutton • Coddington • Comberbach • Cotton Abbotts • Cotton Edmunds • Crewe by Farndon • Croughton • Crowton • Cuddington • Cuddington • Darnhall • Davenham • Delamere • Dodleston • Duckington • Duddon • Dunham Hill • Dutton • Eaton • Eccleston • Edge • Edgerley • Elton • Farndon • Foulk Stapleford • Frodsham • Golborne Bellow • Golborne David • Grafton • Great Boughton • Great Budworth • Guilden Sutton • Hampton • Handley • Hapsford • Hartford • Harthill • Hatton • Helsby • Hockenhull • Hoole Village • Horton by Malpas • Horton cum Peel • Huntington • Huxley • Iddinshall • Ince • Kelsall • Kings Marsh • Kingsley • Lach Dennis • Larkton • Lea Newbold • Lea-by-Backford • Ledsham • Little Budworth • Little Leigh • Little Stanney • Littleton • Lostock Gralam • Lower Kinnerton • Macefen • Malpas • Manley • Marlston cum Lache • Marston • Mickle Trafford • Mollington • Moston • Mouldsworth • Moulton • Neston • Nether Peover • Newton by Malpas • Newton by Tattenhall • Norley • Northwich • Oakmere • Oldcastle • Overton • Picton • Poulton • Prior's Heys • Puddington • Pulford • Rowton • Rudheath • Rushton • Saighton • Saughall • Shocklach Oviatt • Shotwick Park • Shotwick • Sproston • Stanthorne • Stockton • Stoke • Stretton • Sutton • Tarporley • Tarvin • Tattenhall • Thornton-le-Moors • Threapwood • Tilston • Tilstone Fearnall • Tiverton • Tushingham cum Grindley • Upton by Chester • Utkinton • Waverton • Weaverham • Wervin • Whitegate and Marton • Whitley • Wigland • Willington • Wimbolds Trafford • Wimboldsley • Wincham • Winsford • Woodbank • Wychough

Unparished Areas	Chester • Ellesmere Port

v • d • e Ceremonial county of Cheshire

Cheshire Portal

Unitary authorities	Cheshire East • Cheshire West and Chester • Halton • Warrington

Major settlements	Alsager • Birchwood • Bollington • Chester • Congleton • Crewe • Ellesmere Port • Frodsham • Knutsford • Macclesfield • Middlewich • Nantwich • Neston • Northwich • Runcorn • Sandbach • Warrington • Widnes • Wilmslow • Winsford See also: List of civil parishes in Cheshire

Rivers	Bollin • Croco • Dane • Dean • Dee • Gowy • Goyt • Mersey • Weaver • Wheelock

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backford"