Barrow 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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

, in the unitary authority of

Cheshire West and Chester Cheshire West and Chester is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Cheshire, England. It was established on 1 April 2009 as part of the 2009 structural changes to l ...

and the ceremonial county of

Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Merseyside to the north-west, Greater Manchester to the north-east, Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire to the south-east, and Shrop ...

, England. The civil parish contains the village of Great Barrow and the

hamlets A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. This is often simply an informal description of a smaller settlement or possibly a subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement. Sometimes a hamlet is defined f ...

of Little Barrow, Broomhill and Stamford Bridge. Great Barrow is situated about east-north-east of

Chester Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...

, north-west of

Tarporley Tarporley is a large village and civil parish in Cheshire, England. The civil parish also contains the village of Rhuddall Heath. Tarporley is bypassed by the A49 and A51 roads. At the 2011 census, the population was 2,614. History Tarporl ...

and south of

Frodsham Frodsham is a market town, civil parish, and electoral ward in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Its population in 2021 was 9,300. It is south of Liverpool and southwest of Man ...

. At the time of the 2001 census the population was 943, reducing marginally to 941 by the 2011 census. The name Barrow derives from the

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''bearu'' (a grove, or small wooded area) Little Barrow formerly had a station on the

Mid-Cheshire line The Mid-Cheshire line is a railway line in the north-west of England that runs from Chester railway station, Chester to Edgeley Junction in Stockport; it connects Chester with , via . After Chester Northgate railway station, Chester Northgate ...

, named Barrow for Tarvin, but it closed in 1953. The former Railway pub at Little Barrow is now the Foxcote tearoom, but Great Barrow retains its pub, the White Horse, which also provides accommodation. The Stamford Bridge Country Inn is near the

A51 road The A51 is a road in England which runs for 85 miles (137 km) from Chester, Cheshire to Kingsbury, Warwickshire, Kingsbury, North Warwickshire. Route It takes on the following route: *Chester *Vicars Cross *Littleton, Cheshire, Littleton ...

, close to the

River Gowy The River Gowy is a river in Cheshire, England, a tributary of the River Mersey. It rises in western Cheshire in the hills near Peckforton Castle, very close to the source of the River Weaver. While the Weaver flows south initially, the Gowy ...

. Barrow Cricket Club has two Saturday teams and a junior section. The 1st XI play in the Cheshire County Cricket League Division Two, and the 2nd XI plays in the UK Fast League Division B West.

References

External links

Great Barrow village website

Great Barrow village hall website
Civil parishes in Cheshire {{Cheshire-geo-stub

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