Iddinshall is a former

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, now in the parish of

Clotton Hoofield Clotton Hoofield is a civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Cheshire West and Chester, Borough of Cheshire West and Chester and ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. It has a population of 308.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 ...

district and ceremonial county of

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in England. In 2001 it had a population of 42. Iddinshall was formerly a

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in the parish of St Oswald, in 1866 Iddinshall became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 2015 the parish was abolished and merged with Clotton Hoofield. The parish contained one

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, Iddinshall Hall, which is recorded in the

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as a designated Grade II

. This is a brick farmhouse dating from the 18th century. To the southeast of the building is a

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ed site, formerly occupied by a building also known as Iddenshall Hall, which had been demolished by 1810. The site is a

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Former civil parishes in Cheshire Cheshire West and Chester {{Cheshire-geo-stub