Mollington, Cheshire
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  Mollington shown within Cheshire |
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| Population | 663 (2001 Census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Mollington |
| District | Chester |
| Shire county | Cheshire |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHESTER |
| Postcode district | CH1 |
| Dialling code | 01244 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | City of Chester |
| List of places: UK • England • Cheshire | |
Mollington is a small village, civil parish and ward in Chester District, on the outskirts of the city of Chester, England. Mollington is located two miles north of Chester, with the A41 Liverpool-Chester trunk road to the east, the A540 to the south, the Wirral Peninsula (Parkgate) trunk road to the west and the A5117 Dunkirk link road to the north providing its approximate boundaries. According to the 2001 census, the village has a population of 663.[1] The total ward population, which includes the nearby settlements of Backford, Capenhurst, Ledsham and Wervin, was 2,077.[2]
[edit] History
The village previously consisted of two separate settlements. Great Mollington was formerly known as Mollington Tarrant and was a township in the parish of Backford. It had a population of 111 in 1801, and 122 in 1851.[3] Little Mollington (Mollington Banastre) was a township in the parish of St. Mary on the Hill, Wirral Hundred. Its population was previously 23 in 1801 and 16 in 1851.[4] By 1900, both had been incorporated into Mollington civil parish, with a combined population of 232 in 1901 and 335 in 1951.[5]
Mollington railway station, linking the village directly with Chester and with Liverpool via the Wirral, was closed on 7 March 1960;[6] the station is now a private residence.
In 1982, Mollington became the first place in Britain to have a Neighbourhood Watch scheme, following the success of similar programs in North America.[7]
[edit] Description
Mollington is a small semi-rural commuter village of approximately 300 homes, served by St. Oswald's Primary School (formerly Mollington Church of England Primary School) and a village hall. All other facilities are now located in other nearby suburbs of Chester following the closure of the village shop and post office. Mollington's parish church is located in the neighbouring village of Backford.
The village is served by two local bus routes, but with an infrequent service most residents move about by private transport.
Mollington is characterised by tree-lined lanes with grass verges and farm land as well as sizeable family homes. It has an open, rolling and green aspect, which made it a pleasant location for the former Mollington Hall, a country house residence, now demolished. The old red-brick boundary wall of this substantial estate still remains and is now a feature of the village obvious to those who pass through. Neighbouring large houses on the edge of the village are now luxury hotels, including the Mollington Hotel & Spa (formerly the Mollington Banastre) and Crabwall Manor (formerly Crabwall Hall).
[edit] References
- ^ a b 2001 Census: Mollington (Civil Parish). Office for National Statistics. Retrieved on 18 November 2007.
- ^ 2001 Census: Mollington (Ward). Office for National Statistics. Retrieved on 7 November 2007.
- ^ Cheshire Towns & Parishes: Great Mollington. GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved on 7 November 2007.
- ^ Cheshire Towns & Parishes: Little Mollington. GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved on 7 November 2007.
- ^ Cheshire Towns & Parishes: Mollington. GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved on 7 November 2007.
- ^ Maund, T.B. (2000). The Birkenhead Railway. The Railway Correspondence & Travel Society, p69. ISBN 090-1115-878.
- ^ Watching out for the neighbours. BBC News. Retrieved on 4 April 2008.
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