Dodleston
| Dodleston | |
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 St Mary's Church, Dodleston |
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| Dodleston shown within Cheshire | |
| Population | 715 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SJ362610 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHESTER |
| Postcode district | CH4 |
| Dialling code | 01244 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
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Dodleston is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, situated on the border between England and Wales. At the 2001 census, the population of Dodleston was 777, reducing to 715 at the 2011 Census.
It is one of the three old Cheshire parishes which are situated on the Flintshire side of the River Dee.
Dodleston was a township in Broxton Hundred. It included the villages of Higher Kinnerton and Lower Kinnerton and the hamlets of Balderton and Gorstella. The population was 185 in 1801, 258 in 1851, 307 in 1901 and 267 in 1951.
Dodleston is also the birthplace of Sir Thomas Egerton (1540–1617) He rose to become one of the most important characters in history during the latter years of Queen Elizabeth I and the early reign of King James I (VI of Scotland). Because of his high status he could have been buried in either Westminster Abbey or St Pauls Cathedral in London but chose St Mary's Church Dodleston as his final resting place.
Dodleston has a church, village shop with post office, village hall, village green, Red Lion pub, C of E Primary school and easy access into Chester. It also has good examples of buildings by the 19th century architect John Douglas.
Dodleston and its association with Mallory and Boydell
In the early 1980s the old order of life in a small country village was considerably affected by the development of a new housing estate which became known as Boydell Park.
Smart new houses and bungalows were constructed and the influx of new blood and life gave Dodleston a considerable injection of well being.
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