Huxley, Cheshire

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Huxley
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Huxley
Location within Cheshire
Population251 (2011)
OS grid reference SJ510614
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CHESTER
Postcode district CH3
Dialling code 01829
Police Cheshire
Fire Cheshire
Ambulance North West
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53°08′51″N2°43′57″W / 53.14748°N 2.73258°W / 53.14748; -2.73258

Huxley is a small rural village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hargrave and Huxley, in the Cheshire West and Chester district, and ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 220, [1] increasing to 251 at the 2011 Census. [2] The civil parish was abolished in 2015

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It is home to Huxley Primary School.

Governance

Huxley was formerly a township in the parish of Waverton, [3] in 1866 Huxley became a civil parish, [4] on 1 April 2015 the parish was abolished to form "Hargrave and Huxley" and Tattenhall and District. [5] [6]

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References

  1. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Chester Retrieved 2009-12-19
  2. "Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  3. "History of Huxley, in Chester and Cheshire". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  4. "Relationships and changes Huxley Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  5. "HUXLEY". GENUKI. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  6. "Cheshire West and Chester Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 1 September 2023.

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