Hartford (Cheshire)
| Hartford | |||
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 15 ′ N , 2 ° 33 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 5515 (status: 2001) | ||
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| Post town | Northwich | ||
| ZIP code section | CW8 | ||
| prefix | 01606 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | North West England | ||
| Ceremonial county | Cheshire | ||
| Unitary authority | Cheshire West and Chester | ||
| British Parliament | Weaver Vale | ||
Hartford is a Place and Civil Parish in the Unitary Authority Cheshire West and Chester and is located in the traditional county of Cheshire , England . It forms part of the constituency of Weaver Vale at the intersection of the A559 and the West Coast Main Line (between Liverpool and Crewe ), about three kilometers southwest of the city of Northwich .
history
Hartford was mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 when the manor was held by Gilbert de Venables as part of the Barony of Kinderton . Before the reign of King Edward III. The seat belonged to a family that took the local name, after which the manor house went in turn to the Horton, Massey, Holcroft, Marbury and Davies families.
geography
Hartford is on the Cheshire Plain on the west side of the River Weaver southwest of the city of Northwich. Hartford is in a field of fields and is surrounded by the following Civil Parishs:
- Weaverham to the north
- Northwich to the northeast
- Davenham to the southeast
- Winsford to the south
- Cuddington to the west
There are no significant bodies of water in the local area.
Population development
| year | Residents |
|---|---|
| 1801 | 472 |
| 1851 | 950 |
| 1901 | 850 |
| 1951 | 2,919 |
| 2001 | 5,515 |
administration
Hartford was originally divided between two Parishs. The greater part of the place belonged to Witton Chapel in the parish of Great Budworth and a smaller part was accounted for by the parish of Weaverham cum Milton. It formed part of the Eddisbury Hundred and was incorporated into the Poow Law Union Northwich in 1836 . In 1866 the Civil Parish was constituted.
The Civil Parish boundaries have been changed three times. In 1894 the area between Beach Road and Darwin Street including the train station to Northwich was incorporated. In 1936 some minor border adjustments were made and in 1955 Greenbank was transferred to Northwich.
From 1894 to 1974 all of Hartford was part of the Northwich Rural District and was administered by the Borough Vale Royal Council. The latter ceased to exist in April 2009 and Hartford is now a Civil Parish within Cheshire West and Chester .
church
Hartford Church dates back to 1821 when residents managed to raise enough money to build a church. Most of the village belonged to Witton Chapel Parish, two miles away, and a small part south of Chester Road formed a separate part of the Weaverham parish .
Construction began in 1822 and in 1824 the church was consecrated as a chapel to St Helen Witton by the Bishop of Chester . The cost of construction was approximately £ 1,450 .
The population growth in Hartford over the next four decades meant that the church became too small, so that in 1873 construction of St John the Baptist's Church began . The design comes from John Douglas and in 1875 the new church was consecrated.
The steeple was built in 1887 to commemorate Victoria's golden jubilee . In 1897, six bells were installed to mark her diamond jubilee. In 1998 the church received a new entrance and an extension.
Hartford also has a Methodist Church; this is on Beech Road. The building was constructed in 1891 and replaced a structure built nearby in 1833.
education
There are several schools in Hartford:
- St. Nicholas Catholic High School
- Hartford High School
- Hartford County Primary School
- St. Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
- Hartford Manor
Then there is the Mid Cheshire College.
traffic
The A559 cuts through Hartford as Chester Road . The A556 bypasses the place as part of the Northwich bypass south. The bridge that runs the road across the River Weaver is known as the Hartford Bridge or Blue Bridge and was built in 1938.
Hartford has a train station on the West Coast Mainline from Liverpool to Crewe and on the Mid-Cheshire Line from Chester to Manchester Piccadilly.
City personalities
- Lal Hilditch (1894–1977), football player
- Tim Lamb , cricketer
- Ann Todd (1909-1993), actress
literature
- FA Youngs: Guide to the local administrative units of England. , Volume 1: Northern England. Royal Historical Society, London 1991, ISBN 0-86193-127-0 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Kelly's Directory of Cheshire (1939), p. 189
- ↑ Youngs, 1991. pp. 20, 40
- ↑ Youngs (1991). P. 20 Cheshire Sheet XXXIV (SW) ( English ) In: Ordnance Survey . Vision of Britain. 1875. Retrieved on November 15, 2009. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Youngs (1991), p. 20. Ministry of Health and Local Government Order No. 4238. The County of Chester (Northwich UD) Confirmation Order, 1955
- ^ Ordnance Survey (1875). Cheshire Sheet XXXIV (SW), 1 st edition
