Broken Cross is a village[1] in Cheshire West and Chester in Cheshire, England. It is located within the civil parish of Rudheath[2] and is conjoined to it and the Belmont ward of Northwich.
| Broken Cross | |
|---|---|
 The Old Broken Cross pub by the Northwich canal | |
  Broken Cross Location within Cheshire | |
| • London | 181 mi (291 km) SE |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Northwich |
| Postcode district | CW9 |
| Dialling code | 01606 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
History
editBroken Cross takes its name from the Old Broken Cross public house.[3][4] The village is now mainly a residential area for Rudheath and Northwich.[5]
References
edit- ^ Baines, Thomas (1869). Lancashire and Cheshire, Past and Present: A History and a Discription of the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester, Forming the North-Western Division of England, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time (1867). Div. 1. Mackenzie. p. 232. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Rudheath Parish Council". rudheath-pc.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
The parish boundaries include the village of Rudheath and the area known as Broken Cross.
- ^ "The Broken Cross, Northwich". www.oldbrokencross.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Broken Cross :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "YESTERYEARS: From salt-smuggling to 'paradise' estate". Northwich Guardian. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
