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Great Boughton
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Great Boughton is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It includes the villages of Boughton Heath and Vicars Cross. It had a population of 2,627 according to the 2011 census.[1]
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Great Boughton | |
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![]() The Peacock public house, Great Boughton | |
Location within Cheshire | |
Population | 2,627 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SJ421654 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CHESTER |
Postcode district | CH3 |
Dialling code | 01244 |
Police | Cheshire |
Fire | Cheshire |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
53.183°N 2.866°W / 53.183; -2.866 |
It is sometimes confused with the separate settlement of Boughton, which lies just to the west, within the boundaries of the city of Chester.
In the 1870s, Great Boughton was described as:
- a township and a district in Cheshire. The township is in St. Oswald parish, and partly within Chester city; and lies on the Chester and Crewe railway, 1 mile E of Chester.[2]
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Great Boughton is a parish that comprises the villages of Boughton Heath, Caldy Valley, Vicars Cross and a section of Huntington. Attractions include the Sandy Lane Aqua Park with ferry to Meadows, Caldy Nature Reserve and Boughton Hall Cricket Club. Great Boughton came into the news when a controversial development at the disused Saighton Camp caused the remodelling of a roundabout. The new design features a hamburger roundabout which has also proved controversial[3] and the roundabout now creates delays especially on the A41 where tailbacks frequently reach 2 miles.