Towns & cities · North Wales
Pulford
Pulford — village in Cheshire, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Gresford (WDSME) · 6.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Pulford is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 487 people. Address: CH4. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Cheshire, UK". Coordinates: 53.1240°, -2.9330°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Dee (England) SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Pulford is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Poulton and Pulford, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is on the B5445 road, to the south west of Chester and on the border with Wales. The civil parish, which included the hamlet of Cuckoo's Nest, was abolished on 1 April 2015 and merged with Poulton to form "Poulton and Pulford". According to the 2001 census, the population of the entire parish was 395, increasing to 580 at the 2011 census.
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Background
History
The settlement was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, consisting of seven households across two separate landowners: Hugh FitzOsbern and St Weburgh Abbey, in Chester. Pulford was previously a parish within Broxton Hundred, becoming a civil parish in 1866. The population was recorded over time at 170 in 1801, 204 in 1851, 305 in 1901, 285 in 1951 and increasing to 395 by 2001.
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- Coordinates
- 53.1240, -2.9330
- District
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Parish
- Poulton and Pulford
- Postcode
- CH4
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury
- Population
- 487
- Nearest railway station
- Gresford (WDSME) — 6.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q967396 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Pulford (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Mary's Church, Pulford.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pulford?
- Pulford is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode CH4), in the parish of Poulton and Pulford.
- Is Pulford a protected site?
- Yes — Pulford is part of the River Dee (England) SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Pulford free to visit?
- Yes, Pulford is free to enter.
- How do I get to Pulford?
- The nearest railway station is Gresford (WDSME), about 6.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CH4.