Bache, Cheshire

infobox UK place
latitude= 53.207042
longitude= -2.896200
official_name= Bache
map_type= Cheshire
population= 158 (2001 Census)
civil_parish= Bache
shire_district= Chester
shire_county= Cheshire
region= North West England
country= England
constituency_westminster= City of Chester
post_town= CHESTER
postcode_district= CH2
postcode_area= CH
dial_code= 01244
os_grid_reference= SJ402681

Bache (pronEng|ˈbeɪtʃ and often referred to as "The Bache" ) is a small civil parish and suburb of Chester, Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 Census, the parish had a population of 158.citeweb|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=792412&c=Bache&d=16&e=15&g=427724&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779|title=2001 Census: Bache|work=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=12 August|accessyear=2007] Located to the north of the city, Bache combines with Moston and Upton-by-Chester to form a joint parish council. The parish had previously been a township in Chester St Oswald Parish. [citeweb|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10113246|title=Chester St. Oswald|work=A Vision of Britain Through Time|accessdate=12 May|accessyear=2007]

Bache railway station connects the area to Chester railway station replacing the old Upton-by-Chester station on the Merseyrail Wirral Line (Chester-Liverpool). The small station is located by the morrison's supermarket. A bus service runs from Chester city centre via the station connecting the Bache to Chester Zoo.

Bache Hall, a large orange-pink building, is currently used by the University of Chester.

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