Dodleston
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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.
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 hamlet
s of Balderton and Gorstella. The population was 185 in 1801, 258 in 1851, 307 in 1901 and 267 in 1951.
Dodleston is also the birth place 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.
Within Boydell Park and branching off Penfold Way is Mallory Walk which is a cul de sac with footpath access to other areas of Dodleston.
Mallory Walk is named after Canon Hugh Leigh-Mallory who was Rector of St Mary’s Church Dodleston between the years 1927 to 1940, having previously been incumbent at St John’s Church in Birkenhead.
The Rector's son George Leigh-Mallory
, born 18 June 1886 in Mobberley, Cheshire, is famously associated as being the English mountaineer who took part in the first three British expeditions to conquer Mount Everest in the early 1920s. It was on the third expedition in June 1924 that Mallory and his climbing companion Andrew ‘’Sandy’’ Irvine both disappeared on the high North East Ridge.
In 1999, the body of George Mallory was discovered within a few hundred metres of the summit of Everest and speculation continues as to whether or not both Mallory and Irvine had actually reached the summit before their untimely deaths.
Village
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and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester is a unitary authority area with borough status, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire. It was established in April 2009 as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England, by virtue of an order under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health...
and the ceremonial county of Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
, situated on the border
Border
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between England
England
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and Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. At the 2001 census
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
, the population of Dodleston was 777.
It is one of the three old Cheshire parishes which are situated on the Flintshire
Flintshire
Flintshire is a county in north-east Wales. It borders Denbighshire, Wrexham and the English county of Cheshire. It is named after the historic county of Flintshire, which had notably different borders...
side of the River Dee
River Dee, Wales
The River Dee is a long river in the United Kingdom. It travels through Wales and England and also forms part of the border between the two countries....
.
Dodleston was a township
Township
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in Broxton Hundred
Hundreds of Cheshire
The Hundreds of Cheshire, as with other Hundreds in England were the geographic divisions of Cheshire for administrative, military and judicial purposes. They were introduced in Cheshire some time before the Norman conquest...
. It included the villages of Higher Kinnerton
Higher Kinnerton
Higher Kinnerton is a residential village in Flintshire in North Wales very close to the Wales-England border and Cheshire in England. Its sister village, Lower Kinnerton is actually in Cheshire in England.- Education :...
and Lower Kinnerton
Lower Kinnerton
Lower Kinnerton 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. It has a population of 119. The village is located south of Broughton and to the north west of the parish...
and the hamlet
Hamlet
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s of Balderton and Gorstella. The population was 185 in 1801, 258 in 1851, 307 in 1901 and 267 in 1951.
Dodleston is also the birth place 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
John Douglas (architect)
John Douglas was an English architect who designed about 500 buildings in Cheshire, North Wales, and northwest England, in particular in the estate of Eaton Hall. He was trained in Lancaster and practised throughout his career from an office in Chester, Cheshire...
.
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.
Within Boydell Park and branching off Penfold Way is Mallory Walk which is a cul de sac with footpath access to other areas of Dodleston.
Mallory Walk is named after Canon Hugh Leigh-Mallory who was Rector of St Mary’s Church Dodleston between the years 1927 to 1940, having previously been incumbent at St John’s Church in Birkenhead.
The Rector's son George Leigh-Mallory
George Mallory
George Herbert Leigh Mallory was an English mountaineer who took part in the first three British expeditions to Mount Everest in the early 1920s....
, born 18 June 1886 in Mobberley, Cheshire, is famously associated as being the English mountaineer who took part in the first three British expeditions to conquer Mount Everest in the early 1920s. It was on the third expedition in June 1924 that Mallory and his climbing companion Andrew ‘’Sandy’’ Irvine both disappeared on the high North East Ridge.
In 1999, the body of George Mallory was discovered within a few hundred metres of the summit of Everest and speculation continues as to whether or not both Mallory and Irvine had actually reached the summit before their untimely deaths.