Bruen Stapleford is a former
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
, now in the parish of
Tarvin
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 .
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in the unitary authority of
Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It was established on 1 April 2009 as part of the 2009 str ...
and the ceremonial county of
Cheshire
Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...
, England.
According to the 2001 census it had a population of 66, rising to 186 at the 2011 Census. The civil parish was abolished in 2015 and merged into Tarvin.
History
A prehistoric settlement of six roundhouses has been excavated near Brook House Farm. It was occupied from the
Middle Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second pri ...
to the end of the
Iron Age
The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age division of the prehistory and protohistory of humanity. It was preceded by the Stone Age (Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic) and the Bronze Age (Chalcolithic). The concept has been mostly appl ...
(approximately 1000 BC to 42 AD).
Revealing Cheshire's Past: Prehistoric Settlement at Brook House Farm, Bruen Stapleford
(accessed 25 March 2014)
See also
*Listed buildings in Bruen Stapleford
Bruen Stapleford is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Tarvin, in Cheshire West and Chester, England. It contains three buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed building
In the ...
References
External links
Former civil parishes in Cheshire
Cheshire West and Chester
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