| Mouldsworth | |
|---|---|
 The Goshawk public house, Mouldsworth | |
  Mouldsworth Location withinCheshire | |
| Population | 327 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SJ511712 |
| 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 | 01928 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Mouldsworth Parish Council website |
| 53°14′10″N2°44′01″W / 53.23616°N 2.73354°W /53.23616; -2.73354 | |
Mouldsworth is a village andcivil parish on the outskirts ofChester in the unitary authority ofCheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county ofCheshire, England. It is about 8 miles north east of Chester city centre on theB5393 road and lies within the Cheshire green belt area. The nearest villages areManley to the north west andAshton Hayes to the south west.Delamere Forest is situated 2 miles to the east of the village and is within easy walking distance.[1] At the2001 Census the population was recorded at 302,[2] increasing slightly to 327 at the 2011 Census.[3]
Mouldsworth railway station is on theMid-Cheshire Line, a non-electrified line with diesel locomotive services between Chester andManchester Piccadilly.
There is apublic house called the Goshawk, formerly the Station Hotel, in the centre of the village opposite the station. There are references to the Station Hotel and its bowling green with magnificent views as far back as 1891.[4] There is also a unisex hairdressers, called Whistles, located in the railway's old ticket office.[5] Sights include the former Mouldsworth Motor Museum. This was founded in 1971 and was housed in a 1930sArt Deco building, formerly a water-softening plant.[6] The museum closed in 2013.[7]
Mouldsworth is west ofDelamere Forest, in what is known as the Mouldsworth Gap, a break in theMid Cheshire Ridge, which runs north–south through the centre of Cheshire. This region originated at the end of thelast ice age, when glacial meltwaters formed a vast lake in theWest Cheshire basin which burst through the sandstone ridge, and deposited large amounts of sand and gravel across an extensive outwash fan on the eastern side of the ridge.[8][9]
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