Agden is a small civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is the site of Agden Hall. The parish has a parish meeting rather than a parish council. The area is mostly made up of farmland, with just a small population now having residence in the area. At the 2001 census it had a population of 42,[1] compared to a peak of 98 reported in 1851.[2]
| Agden | |
|---|---|
 Oldhall Street, Agden | |
  Agden Location within Cheshire | |
| OS grid reference | SJ512441 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WHITCHURCH |
| Postcode district | SY13 |
| Dialling code | 01948 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Agden is located just 3 miles outside of the market town Whitchurch, and 2.5 miles from Malpas.
In 1870, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Agden "a township in Malpas parish, Cheshire; 3 miles NW of Whitchurch. Acres, 548. Real property, £699. Pop., 110. Houses, 21"[3]
History
editAgden was a township and chapelry in Malpas ancient parish, Broxton hundred (SJ 5143), which became a civil parish in 1866.[2]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Chester Archived 13 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2009-12-10
- ^ a b GENUKI. "Genuki: Agden (near Malpas), Cheshire". genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "History of Agden, in Chester and Cheshire | Map and description". visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
External links
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