Tarvin
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| Tarvin shown within Cheshire | |
| Population | 2,728 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SJ491669 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHESTER |
| Postcode district | CH3 |
| Dialling code | 01829 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
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Tarvin is a village in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It had a population of 2,693 people at the 2001 UK census, rising to 2,728 at the 2011 Census, and the ward covers about 17 square miles (44 km2).
Tarvin is about 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Chester and is located near the junction of the A51, towards Nantwich and Tarporley, and the A54, towards Northwich and on to Manchester. These two main trunk roads bypass the village centre on either side. The northerly A54 bypass was constructed in 1933, and the southerly A51 bypass in 1984.
The current parish covers Tarvin, Duddon, Clotton, Stapleford, Burton, Hoofield and Oscroft. Much of the surrounding land is Green Belt and some parts are in a Conservation Zone.
An electoral ward called Tarvin and Kelsall exists. This ward stretches north-east to Oakmere with a total population of 8,217.
There are many amenities in the village. These include:
Around 76 AD, the Romans started to build a fortress in Chester. They built a road from Deva (Chester) to Condate (Northwich) which passed Tarvin about a kilometre to the north. The Romans may have used Tarvin, being high ground close to the Roman road, as a Roman coin of Constantius 1 (AD 293–305) was found in the area and other finds in other nearby villages reinforce the evidence of the Romans presence in the area. West of Tarvin the Roman road crosses the River Gowy. Apparently, in earlier times, this river was called the Tarvin. It is suggested that the name Tarvin comes from the Latin terminus (leading to the Welsh tervyn/terfyn) which could mark the eastern extent of the Roman prata legionis, the land annexed by the Romans (from the Cornovii) to support their fortress at Chester. The Gowy was later the boundary between the Saxon land divisions (Hundreds) in this area, which was a part of the Kingdom of Mercia known as the Wreocensæte.
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