Saighton

Also known as Saighton, Cheshire

Saighton (; ) is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Aldford and Saighton, in the unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, a few miles south of Chester. The 2011 Census recorded a population for the parish of 202. Much of the surrounding land is owned by the Duke of Westminster.

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Place details

Locality: Chester
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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Key facts

UK place.official_name: Saighton
UK place.country: England
UK place.static_image_name: Saighton_Village_-_geograph.org.uk_-_58462.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Saighton Village
UK place.map_type: Cheshire West and Chester
UK place.region: North West England
UK place.unitary_england: Cheshire West and Chester
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Cheshire
UK place.constituency_westminster: Chester South and Eddisbury
UK place.civil_parish: Aldford and Saighton
UK place.post_town: Chester
UK place.postcode_area: CH
UK place.postcode_district: CH3
UK place.os_grid_reference: SJ 443 619

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Wikidata facts

Population: 202
Image: Saighton Village - geograph.org.uk - 58462.jpg

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Commons category: Saighton
postal code: CH3
P8168: Charles Napier
OS grid reference: SJ442620

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==History== The village is said to take its name from the Old English of salh and tun which translates into "the settlement where willow grows". The settlement predates the Norman Conquest and is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Saltone. Most of the land and buildings in Saighton are owned by the Duke of Westminster's Eaton Estate, which has been in the ownership of the Grosvenor family since the 1440s.