Eccleston, Cheshire

Eccleston
Eccleston is located in Cheshire
Eccleston
Eccleston
Location within Cheshire
Population246 (2011 census)
OS grid referenceSJ412626
Civil parish
  • Eaton and Eccleston
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHESTER
Postcode districtCH4
Dialling code01244
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cheshire
53°09′25″N 2°52′48″W / 53.157°N 2.880°W / 53.157; -2.880

Eccleston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Eaton and Eccleston, in the borough of Cheshire West and Chester, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village is approximately 2.7 miles (4.3 km) to the south of the city of Chester, near to the River Dee. The village is situated on the estate of the Duke of Westminster who maintains his ancestral home at nearby Eaton Hall.

According to the 2001 census, the population of the parish was 184.[1] The population of the civil parish was recorded as 246 in the 2011 census.[2]

  1. ^ "Cheshire Towns & Parishes: Eccleston". GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved 18 November 2007.
  2. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Eccleston Parish (E04011093)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 February 2021.