Barrow, Cheshire

Barrow is a civil parish containing the villages of Great Barrow, Little Barrow and Stamford Bridge. It is situated about 4.5 miles (7 kilometres) east-north-east of Chester, 6 miles (10 kilometres) north-west of Tarporley, and 6 miles (10 kilometres) south of Frodsham.[1][2]

Barrow

St. Bartholomew's Church, Barrow
Barrow
Location within Cheshire
Population941 (2011)
OS grid referenceSJ469685
Civil parish
  • Barrow
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHESTER
Postcode districtCH3
Dialling code01829
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
Websitewww.greatbarrow.com

Little Barrow formerly had a station on the Mid-Cheshire line, named Barrow for Tarvin, but it closed in 1853.[3] The former Railway pub at Little Barrow is now the Foxcote tearoom,[4] but Great Barrow retains its pub, the White Horse, which also provides accommodation.[5]

Barrow Cricket Club has two Saturday teams and a midweek side. The 1st XI play in the Cheshire County Cricket League Division Two, and the 2nd XI plays in the Cheshire Cricket League Division B West.[6]

The population taken at the 2011 census was 941.[7]

See also

References
  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 117 Chester & Wrexham (Ellesmere Port) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319231609.
  2. "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. "Station Name: Barrow for Tarvin". Disused Stations. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  4. De Lucia, Carmella (12 March 2014). "Tearoom lives on with new buyers". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  5. "Home page". The White Horse. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  6. "Home page". Barrow Cricket Club. Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  7. "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.


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