Huntington, Cheshire
| Huntington | |
| Cheshire | |
|---|---|
 Village centre | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SJ423644 |
| Location: | 53°10’23"N, 2°51’47"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 2,115 (2011) |
| Post town: | Chester |
| Postcode: | CH3 |
| Dialling code: | 01244 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cheshire West & Chester |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
City of Chester |
Huntington is a village on the southern outskirts of the City of Chester, the ancient county town of Cheshire. At the 2011 census, the population of the entire civil parish was 2,115.
Huntington is recorded as Hunditone in the Domesday Book of 1086,[1] in which the manor was held by St Werburgh's Church.
The main road through the village, Chester Road (B5130), links Chester, which is less than a mile to the north, with the villages of Farndon and Aldford to the south. The A55 (North Wales Expressway) passes through the south of the village, but is not directly accessible at Huntington.[2]
About the village
The village includes a few shops, a post office, Huntington Primary School and St Luke's Church of England Church.[3]
Recreational open spaces include a village green, the five-acre Jubilee Field and the 30 acres of wetland, woodland and meadows of Caldy Nature Park.[2][4] The Jubilee Playing Field, on Meadow Lane, has been enrolled as a Queen Elizabeth II Field.
Saighton Camp is an old army within Huntington's boundaries. The base is undergoing development for new housing and a primary school.
The Chester Driving Standards Agency test centre is located between the main part of Huntington and Saighton Camp.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Huntington, Cheshire) |
References
- ↑ The Domesday Book Online - Cheshire A-K, The National Archive, http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/cheshire1.html#huntington, retrieved 17 October 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Huntington Village website, Huntington Parish Council, http://www.huntington-chester.co.uk/home_page_1.htm, retrieved 3 April 2008
- ↑ St. Luke's Church Website, St. Luke's Church, http://www.stlukeschester.org.uk/, retrieved 25 May 2014
- ↑ Caldy Nature Park, Friends of Caldy Nature Park, http://www.clocsen.org/caldy/welcome.html, retrieved 25 May 2007
