Bridge Trafford
Bridge Trafford | |
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The Nags Head public house, Bridge Trafford | |
Bridge Trafford Location within Cheshire | |
OS grid reference | SJ449713 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CHESTER |
Postcode district | CH2 |
Dialling code | 01244 |
Police | Cheshire |
Fire | Cheshire |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament |
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Bridge Trafford is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of , situated near to Chester, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The hamlet lies some 2 miles (3 km) to the north of the centre of the village of Mickle Trafford on the A56 road (grid reference SJ450713). At the 2001 census it had a population of 33.[1] The civil parish was abolished in 2015 to form Mickle Trafford and District.[2]
It is believed that the Roman road from Chester to Wilderspool (now part of Warrington) passed through the parish. In 1991 a Roman bronze brooch was found in the parish.[3]
Immediately to the south of the hamlet the River Gowy is crossed by Trafford Bridge. A stone bridge was first built here in 1410 and there was probably a wooden bridge before that. After the Civil War the bridge needed repairs and these were carried out in 1648.[4]
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Notes[]
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Chester Archived 13 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2009-12-12
- ^ "BRIDGE TRAFFORD". GENUKI. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ Latham 2005, pp. 12–14.
- ^ Latham 2005, p. 25.
Bibliography[]
- Latham, Frank A., ed. (2005), Mickle Trafford, The Local History Group, ISBN 0-9551470-1-8
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