- Broxton, Cheshire
Broxton is a village and
civil parish in the Chester District ofCheshire ,England . The village is 11 miles south ofChester , and only 10 miles east ofWrexham inWales . According to the 2001 Census it had a population of 390. [citeweb|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=792420&c=broxton&d=16&e=15&g=427710&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1216035816275&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 |title=2001 Census: Broxton|work=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=13 July|accessyear=2008]Notable residents
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Harry Atkinson , premier ofNew Zealand on four occasions during the late 19th century was born in Broxton. [citeweb|url=http://www.primeminister.govt.nz/oldpms/1876atkinson.html |title=Prime Ministers of New Zealand: Harry Atkinson biography|work=New Zealand Prime Minister's Office|accessdate=21 September|accessyear=2007] [citeweb|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/A/AtkinsonSirHarryAlbertKcmg/AtkinsonSirHarryAlbertKcmg/en |title=Harry Atkinson biography|publisher="Encyclopaedia of New Zealand 1966"|accessdate=21 September|accessyear=2007]
*Austin Carr, cricketer, was born at Lower Hall, in Broxton in 1898. [citeweb|url=http://www.keralacricketonline.com/Archive/Players/28/28433/28433.html |title=Cricket Archive: Austin Carr|work= keralacricketonline.com|accessdate=21 September|accessyear=2007]References
ee also
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Broxton Old Hall
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