Tarporley
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Tarporley is a large village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester
and the ceremonial county of Cheshire
, England
.
Once a notorious traffic bottleneck, Tarporley is now bypassed by the A49
and A51 road
s and has become a picturesque town for both visitors and residents, holding a regular country market on the first Saturday of each month. At the 2001 Census
, the population was 2,634.
Tarporley civil parish also contains the village of Rhuddall Heath.
Tarporley High Street features 4 pubs - the Foresters Arms, the Crown Hotel, the Swan Hotel and the Rising Sun.
The Tarporley Hunt Club
, which is the oldest surviving hunt club in England, meets in the village.
, until that district's abolition as a result of the Local Government Act 1972
. From 1 April 1974 Tarporley formed part of the borough of Vale Royal
, within Cheshire
and was included in the new unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester
on 1 April 2009. The village has civil parish status and its own parish council, giving it some limited local government autonomy. The parish council comprises 12 locally elected members.
since that constituency's re-establishment in 1983, following its abolition in 1950.
and A51 road
s. The village was once served by Beeston Castle and Tarporley railway station
on the Chester
to Crewe
main line, more than two miles from the village; the line remains open but the station closed in April 1966.
and Tarporley Church of England Primary School.
, near Brest, France.
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...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Once a notorious traffic bottleneck, Tarporley is now bypassed by the A49
A49 road
The A49 is a major road in western England, which traverses the Welsh Marches region. It runs north from Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire via Hereford, Leominster, Ludlow, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch, then continues through central Cheshire to Warrington and Wigan before terminating at its junction with...
and A51 road
A51 road
The A51 is a road in England running from Kingsbury in Warwickshire to Chester. The road follows the following route:*Kingsbury*Tamworth*Lichfield*Rugeley *Little Haywood*Great Haywood*Weston*Sandon...
s and has become a picturesque town for both visitors and residents, holding a regular country market on the first Saturday of each month. 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 was 2,634.
Tarporley civil parish also contains the village of Rhuddall Heath.
Tarporley High Street features 4 pubs - the Foresters Arms, the Crown Hotel, the Swan Hotel and the Rising Sun.
The Tarporley Hunt Club
Tarporley Hunt Club
The Tarporley Hunt Club is a hunt club which meets at Tarporley in Cheshire, England. Founded in 1762, it is the oldest surviving such society in England, and possibly the oldest in the world. Its members' exploits were immortalised in the Hunting Songs of Rowland Egerton-Warburton. The club also...
, which is the oldest surviving hunt club in England, meets in the village.
Civic history
The Urban District of Tarporley was created in 1894 and was abolished in 1936. From 1936 until 1974 Tarporley was a part of the Rural District of NorthwichNorthwich
Northwich is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies in the heart of the Cheshire Plain, at the confluence of the rivers Weaver and Dane...
, until that district's abolition as a result of the Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....
. From 1 April 1974 Tarporley formed part of the borough of Vale Royal
Vale Royal
Vale Royal was, from 1974 to 2009, a local government district with borough status in Cheshire, England. It contained the towns of Northwich, Winsford and Frodsham.-Creation:...
, within 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...
and was included in the new 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...
on 1 April 2009. The village has civil parish status and its own parish council, giving it some limited local government autonomy. The parish council comprises 12 locally elected members.
Political representation
Tarporley has been in the parliamentary constituency of EddisburyEddisbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Eddisbury is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.- Boundaries :...
since that constituency's re-establishment in 1983, following its abolition in 1950.
Geography and transport
Tarporley is bypassed by the A49A49 road
The A49 is a major road in western England, which traverses the Welsh Marches region. It runs north from Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire via Hereford, Leominster, Ludlow, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch, then continues through central Cheshire to Warrington and Wigan before terminating at its junction with...
and A51 road
A51 road
The A51 is a road in England running from Kingsbury in Warwickshire to Chester. The road follows the following route:*Kingsbury*Tamworth*Lichfield*Rugeley *Little Haywood*Great Haywood*Weston*Sandon...
s. The village was once served by Beeston Castle and Tarporley railway station
Beeston Castle and Tarporley railway station
Beeston Castle and Tarporley railway station was a railway station serving the villages of Tarporley, Tiverton, and Beeston in Cheshire, England...
on the Chester
Chester
Chester is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the...
to Crewe
Crewe
Crewe is a railway town within the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census the urban area had a population of 67,683...
main line, more than two miles from the village; the line remains open but the station closed in April 1966.
Education
Tarporley has two schools: Tarporley Community High SchoolTarporley Community High School
Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College is a secondary school in the village of Tarporley, Cheshire, England.-Admissions:It has around 1,000 pupils with 64 teachers. It is an over-subscribed school...
and Tarporley Church of England Primary School.
Twinning
Established in 1983, through The British Council, Tarporley is twinned with the Breton village of BoharsBohars
Bohars is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany north-western France.-References:** ;-External links:* *...
, near Brest, France.