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 below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...

, in the unitary authority of

Cheshire West and Chester Cheshire West and Chester is a unitary authority with borough status in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It was established on 1 April 2009 as part of the 2009 local government changes, by virtue of an order under the Local Gover ...

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 tow ...

, England. The civil parish contains the village of Great Barrow and the hamlets of Little Barrow, Broomhill and Stamford Bridge. Great Barrow is situated about east-north-east of

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

, 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 Tarporle ...

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 was 8,982 in 2001, increasing to 9,077 at the 2011 Census. It is s ...

. 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

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the mid-5th ...

''bearu'' (a grove, or small wooded area) Little Barrow formerly had a station on the Mid-Cheshire line, 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, North Warwickshire. It takes on the following route: *Chester *Vicars Cross * Littleton *Tarvin (bypass opened 1984) * Duddon * Clotton * ...

, 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.

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Great Barrow village website

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

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