Blacon Chester
As per the last census in 2001, the large suburb of Blacon had a population of 13,495 inhabitants. It is the largest surburb of Chester by some distance.
Blacon – Holy Trinity Church
Blacon Chester
About 3 to 4 miles from Hoole lies the large suburb of Blacon Chester. It is also approximately 2 miles from Chester city centre.
Furthermore, Blacon is adjacent to the Welsh border and is located on a hill. Hence Blacon was originally known as Blakon Hill.
The village is built on what was previously farming land and is surrounded by open countryside. Blacon has views across to the city centre of Chester and to the Welsh hills some twenty miles to the west.
At one time Blacon contained one of the largest council housing estates in Europe. But this estate however is now owned, run and maintained by the Sanctuary Group in partnership with Cheshire West & Chester Council.
The Parade Blacon enjoyed an exciting revamp in 2015. As a result, the Parade became The Parade Enterprise Centre. This has now become an exciting new space at the very heart of Blacon.
It replaces some of the old Parade shops and provides exciting opportunities. Now available are high quality, contemporary and cost effective facilities for a wide range of community and family activities. This new centre has been designed with flexibility in mind.
Blacon Crematorium
Blacon Chester – Blacon Crematorium
About a mile or so from The Parade Enterprise is Blacon Crematorium. Blacon has had a cemetery since 1940. In 2013 however the Crematorium also enjoyed a revamp. There was a Thanksgiving service to commemorate the closure of the existing crematorium and also a blessing service to commemorate the opening of the new crematorium.
Read more HERE.
Over the years Blacon has enjoyed a fair amount of sporting success. As a result of the many fine footballers to be from Blacon, Blacon have gone on to produce many successful football teams.
Access To Chester Centre
It will probably take in the region of about 30 to 40 minutes to walk from Blacon to Chester city centre. So, it may be advisable to catch one of the many buses provided by the excellent bus sevices.
