Great Boughton
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It is sometimes confused with the separate settlement of Boughton, which lies just to the west, within the boundaries of the city of Chester.
In the 1870s, Great Boughton was described as:
- a township and a district in Cheshire. The township is in St. Oswald parish, and partly within Chester city; and lies on the Chester and Crewe railway, 1 mile E of Chester.
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Great Boughton is a parish that comprises the villages of Boughton Heath, Caldy Valley, Vicars Cross and a section of Huntington. Attractions include the Sandy Lane Aqua Park with ferry to Meadows, Caldy Nature Reserve and Boughton Hall Cricket Club. Great Boughton came into the news when a controversial development at the disused Saighton Camp caused the remodelling of a roundabout. The new design features a hamburger roundabout which has also proved controversial and the roundabout now creates delays especially on the A41 where tailbacks frequently reach 2 miles.
Governance
An electoral ward of the same name exists. This ward had a population of 8,984 at the 2011 census.
See also
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