Coordinates: 53°09′25″N 2°52′48″W / 53.157°N 2.880°W
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Eccleston shown within Cheshire |
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| Population | 184 (2001 Census)[1] |
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| Parish | Eccleston |
| Unitary authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Ceremonial county | Cheshire |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHESTER |
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| Dialling code | 01244 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | City of Chester |
| List of places: UK • England • Cheshire | |
Eccleston is a civil parish and village in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, and close to Chester. According to the 2001 Census, the population of the entire civil parish was 184.[1] The village is situated on the estate of the Duke of Westminster who maintains his ancestral home at nearby Eaton Hall.
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History
It is believed that the name of the village derives from the Latin for 'Meeting Place'
Formerly a township in Broxton Hundred, it includes the hamlets of Belgrave and Morris Oak. The population was 199 in 1801, 289 in 1851, 320 in 1901 and 272 in 1951.[2]
Church
The church at Eccleston is called St. Mary's Church. It was built at the expense of the Duke of Westminster and cost £40,000 in 1899. It was built on the site of an earlier church that was constructed in 1809. Part of the churchyard is unusual in that it is circular in shape, which indicates pagan origins. In 1929 an excavation revealed 20 bodies which are believed to date from 390 AD. They are the earliest known Christian burials in Cheshire.[3]
Two War Memorials exist within the Church, one of Bronze recording those that fell during World War I and a wooden memorial recording those that fell during World War II
The Churchyard is also the resting place of Alfred Ernest Ind VC, who died on 29 November 1916.[4] Ind was a Farrier Sergeant in the Royal Horse Artillery. He was awarded the Victoria Cross on 20 December 1901 at Orange River, South Africa during the Second Boer War.
References
- ^ a b 2001 Census: Eccleston, Office for National Statistics, http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=792453&c=Eccleston&d=16&e=15&g=427497&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779, retrieved on 27 July 2007
- ^ Cheshire Towns & Parishes: Eccleston, GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy, http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/chs/eccleston.html, retrieved on 18 November 2007
- ^ Thornber, Craig, Photographs and history of St. Mary's Church and brief information about the village, http://www.thornber.net/cheshire/htmlfiles/eccleston.html, retrieved on 27 July 2007
- ^ Location of Alfred Earnest Ind's grave and VC medal. (Cheshire), http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/cheshire.htm, retrieved on 27 July 2007
See also
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