Dutton is a

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 authorit ...

in Cheshire West and Chester, England. It contains the village of Dutton, but is otherwise rural. Important transport links pass through the parish. The

West Coast Main Line The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important railway corridors in the United Kingdom, connecting the major cities of London and Glasgow with branches to Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and Edinburgh. It is one of the busiest ...

runs through in a north–south direction.

Dutton Viaduct Dutton Viaduct is on the West Coast Main Line where it crosses the River Weaver and the Weaver Navigation between the villages of Dutton and Acton Bridge in Cheshire, England (), not far from Dutton Horse Bridge. It is recorded in the Nationa ...

and the Weaver Junction (where the Liverpool branch divides from the main line) are in the parish. The Trent and Mersey Canal runs through it in a northwest–southeast direction, and enters the south portal of the Preston Brook Tunnel. The

A533 road The A533 road or the Bridgewater Expressway is a road linking Rode Heath in Cheshire, England with Widnes, also in Cheshire. Route The road follows this route: *Rode Heath () *Sandbach *Middlewich *Northwich *Runcorn *Widnes () Primary rou ...

traverses the parish in a similar direction. In the southern part of the parish, running east–west, is the

River Weaver The River Weaver is a river, navigable in its lower reaches, running in a curving route anti-clockwise across west Cheshire, northern England. Improvements to the river to make it navigable were authorised in 1720 and the work, which included ...

and the Weaver Navigation. Included in the parish are 22 buildings that are recorded in the

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as designated

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s. Some of the buildings are houses, and others are associated with the Trent and Mersey Canal and the Weaver Navigation.

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Listed buildings

References

Citations Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dutton, Cheshire Listed buildings in Cheshire West and Chester Lists of listed buildings in Cheshire

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Listed buildings

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