Photo of Aldford, a village in Cheshire, north west England. — © David Smith / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Aldford

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A trim Grosvenor-estate village near Eaton Hall, Aldford has brick cottages built to match and a Victorian church set back from the green. The name comes from an old ford on the River Dee, now crossed by a graceful iron bridge. It’s a quiet spot to begin a riverside walk, with Farndon a few miles downstream. Chester station is about 8km to the north.

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Photo of the River Dee, a 70-mile river running from Llyn Tegid to Dee Estuary, Wales and England.

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Photo of St Chad's Church, a church near Farndon, Cheshire, north west England.

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