Tarporley, United Kingdom
Tarporley is a town of 2,614 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit Tarporley
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 3 parks and trails, 13 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Monument to Captain John Francis Egerton, Tarporley War Memorial and Little Budworth Common.
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About 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.
From the Wikipedia article Tarporley (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photos of Tarporley
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Things to do2
Museums and landmarks5
Monument to Captain John Francis Egerton
Monument and historic site · 2.8 mi
Grade II* listed monument in the parish of Little Budworth, Cheshire West and Chester, UK
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Little Budworth Common
Park · 2.8 mi
SSSI and country park near Little Budworth, Cheshire
Restaurants and cafes13
1 more on the map.
History
Tarporley is near the site of a prehistoric settlement. Several prehistoric artefacts have been discovered within close proximity of the present-day village: a Neolithic stone axe, a flint scraper and a Bronze Age barbed and tanged arrow head.
It is listed in the Domesday Book as Torpelei, which has been translated as meaning “a pear wood near a hill called Torr”. For this reason, Tarporley Church of England Primary School has a pear tree for its emblem. However, the exact origins and meaning are unclear. The name has also been suggested to mean "a peasant's wood/clearing", derived from the Old English words þorpere (someone who lives at a thorp; a peasant) and lēah (a wood, forest, glade or clearing)
In 1066, the settlement was owned by Wulfgeat of Madeley and was worth one pound. Twenty years later, under the ownership of Gilbert the Hunter (Gilbert de Venables), Tarporley's value had halved, to ten shillings. This small agricultural settlement comprised eight households (four villagers, two smallholders and two slaves). The Domesday entry suggests that Tarporley was one of many townships still recovering from the devastation caused by the Normans' Harrying of the North in 1069–70.
From the History section of Tarporley on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Geography
Tarporley is bypassed by the A49 and A51 roads. The village was once served by Beeston Castle and Tarporley railway station on the North Wales Coast Line between Crewe and Chester, more than two miles from the village; the line remains open but the station closed in April 1966.
A local bus service, route 84, is provided by Stagecoach in Lancashire.
Arts and culture
Established in 1983, through The British Council, Tarporley is twinned with the Breton village of Bohars, near Brest, France.
Tarporley Hunt Club, the oldest surviving hunt club in England, meets in the village every Christmas.
Education
Tarporley has two schools: Tarporley High School and Tarporley Church of England Primary School.
Brook Farm School was a state special education boarding school located in the village that closed in 2001 and was demolished in 2013.
From the Wikipedia article Tarporley, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Tarporley
Tom OliphantBritish racing driverPhoto: Hiflex480, CC BY 4.0- Henry Shawnineteenth century taxidermist working in Shropshire, England
- James Palmer-Tomkinson(1879-1961)
- Dominic CottonBritish journalist
Born in Tarporley, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay2
Macdonald Portal Hotel and Golf Club
Motel and hotel · 0.6 mi
Cobblers Cross Lane
Churches and places of worship12
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries4
Healthcare2
Map of Tarporley
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Getting there and nearby towns
Hawarden Airport (CEG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 12 miles away.
- Bunbury 3 mi south, about 5 min by car
- Tarvin 5 mi northwest, about 8 min by car
- Tattenhall 5 mi southwest, about 8 min by car
- Winsford 6 mi east, about 10 min by car
- Kingsley 7 mi north, about 12 min by car
- Guilden Sutton 7 mi northwest, about 12 min by car
- Mickle Trafford 8 mi northwest, about 13 min by car
- Chester 9 mi west, about 15 min by car
- Northwich 9 mi northeast, about 15 min by car
- Nantwich 9 mi southeast, about 14 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Tarporley, Alan Godfree, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Swan Hotel, Tarporley 02, Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tarporley War Memorial, Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Milestone, Tarporley, Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tarporley Market Hall, Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 73 and 75, High Street, Tarporley, Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Swan Hotel, Tarporley, C91joseph, CC BY-SA 3.0
- The Swan Inn, Tarporley, C91joseph, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 59 & 61, High Street, Tarporley, Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 77−85, High Street, Tarporley, Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rising Sun, Tarporley (2), Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rising Sun, Tarporley, Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Telephone kiosk in Tarporley, Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gable House, Tarporley, Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Monument in Oulton Park, Peter I. Vardy, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St Boniface's Church, Bunbury, Peter I. Vardy, Public domain
- St John's Church, Cotebrook 1, Peter I. Vardy, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Little Budworth St Peter 2, Peter I. Vardy, Public domain
- St Helen's Church, Tarporley (2), Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tiverton War Memorial, Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Swan Hotel, C91joseph, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Village Cross, Eaton, Dave Dunford, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Street-level photo, trigpoint, CC BY-SA 4.0
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