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

Coordinates: 53°05′00″N 2°46′44″W / 53.08333°N 2.77888°W / 53.08333; -2.77888

Broxton
Broxton from Bickerton Hill
Broxton Broxton shown within Cheshire
Population	390 (2001)
OS grid reference	SJ479542
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
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Eddisbury
List of places: UK • England • Cheshire

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. According to the 2001 Census it had a population of 390.^[1]

[edit] Notable residents

Harry Atkinson, premier of New Zealand on four occasions during the late 19th century was born in Broxton.^[2]^[3]
Austin Carr, cricketer, was born at Lower Hall, in Broxton in 1898.^[4]

[edit] References

^ "2001 Census: Broxton". Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=792420&c=broxton&d=16&e=15&g=427710&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1216035816275&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
^ "Prime Ministers of New Zealand: Harry Atkinson biography". New Zealand Prime Minister's Office. http://www.primeminister.govt.nz/oldpms/1876atkinson.html. Retrieved 21 September 2007.
^ "Harry Atkinson biography". Encyclopaedia of New Zealand 1966. http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/A/AtkinsonSirHarryAlbertKcmg/AtkinsonSirHarryAlbertKcmg/en. Retrieved 21 September 2007.
^ "Cricket Archive: Austin Carr". keralacricketonline.com. http://www.keralacricketonline.com/Archive/Players/28/28433/28433.html. Retrieved 21 September 2007.

[edit] See also

Broxton Old Hall

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

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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

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