Hartford, Cheshire

Hartford is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies at the intersection of the A559 road and the West Coast Main Line (between Liverpool and Crewe) and is less than 2mi south west of the town of Northwich. It forms part of the Weaver Vale parliamentary constituency. Hartford is an educational hub and unique in Europe. There are roughly the same number of students attending the numerous schools in the village as inhabitants. GeographyHartford is situated in the Cheshire Plain to the south west of the town of Northwich, and is surrounded by the following civil parishes, starting due north and proceeding in a clockwise direction: Weaverham Northwich Davenham Winsford CuddingtonDemographicsPopulation figures for Hartford are: 1801: 472 1851: 950 1901: 850 1951: 2919 2001: 5515HistoryHartford was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, when the Manor was held by Gilbert de Venables as part of the Barony of Kinderton. Prior to the reign of Edward III it was held by a family who assumed the local name, from which it passed to the Horton, Massey, Holcroft, Marbury and Davies families.

Hartford is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies at the intersection of the A559 road and the West Coast Main Line (between Liverpool and Crewe) and is less than 2mi south west of the town of Northwich. It forms part of the Weaver Vale parliamentary constituency. Hartford is an educational hub and unique in Europe. There are roughly the same number of students attending the numerous schools in the village as inhabitants. GeographyHartford is situated in the Cheshire Plain to the south west of the town of Northwich, and is surrounded by the following civil parishes, starting due north and proceeding in a clockwise direction: Weaverham Northwich Davenham Winsford CuddingtonDemographicsPopulation figures for Hartford are: 1801: 472 1851: 950 1901: 850 1951: 2919 2001: 5515HistoryHartford was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, when the Manor was held by Gilbert de Venables as part of the Barony of Kinderton. Prior to the reign of Edward III it was held by a family who assumed the local name, from which it passed to the Horton, Massey, Holcroft, Marbury and Davies families.