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From 1 April 2009, Cheshire West and Chester Council is the new Council replacing Chester City Council, Ellesmere Port & Neston Borough Council, Vale Royal Borough Council and the western part of Cheshire County Council. The pages and documents through this website may contain branding and information relevant to the old councils, but are being made available because they are still relevant to our customers. We are continuing to update all materials on the Cheshire West and Chester website and aim to remove all references to the old Councils by the end of the year (2009).

Census Information and Profile

Vale Royal is located in the heart of Cheshire and encompasses some of the finest towns and countryside in the North West of England.

Area:
38,180 hectares (147 square miles)

Population:
126,000 (2006 estimate).

Northwich and its surrounding parishes has a population of 54,110. Winsford has a population of 30,800. Frodsham and Tarporley have populations of 9,170 and 2,700 respectively.

Households:
52,800 (estimated)

Workforce:
77,000

Vale Royal lies between the major areas of Greater Manchester, Merseyside and the Potteries. The M6 and M56 motorways directly service the Borough. The West Coast main line of the national rail network serves the Borough and there are cross Cheshire services on the Mid-Cheshire and North Cheshire rail routes linking Chester and North Wales with Manchester and the Pennines.

Manchester International Airport and Liverpool John Lennon Airport are both close to the Borough's boundaries.

Employment structure:

Approximately 70% of employees in Vale Royal are engaged in the service sector.

Number of companies:
3,200

Major manufacturing activities:
Food products, chemicals and instrument engineering.

Major employers in Vale Royal:

BP Nutrition, Jiffy Packaging, Eurocamp, Nexus Logistics, Motorola, CAT Finning, Hoko Footwear, Iveco, Morrison's Distribution and J R Knowles Construction.

For further statistical information on Vale Royal please visit the Vale Royal webpage on the National Statistics website (External link).

Canal bridge in Vale Royal
Sunset over the Cheshire countryside
The Cheshire Plain
From 1 April 2009, Cheshire West and Chester Council is the new Council replacing Chester City Council, Ellesmere Port & Neston Borough Council, Vale Royal Borough Council and the western part of Cheshire County Council. The pages and documents through this website may contain branding and information relevant to the old councils, but are being made available because they are still relevant to our customers. We are continuing to update all materials on the Cheshire West and Chester website and aim to remove all references to the old Councils by the end of the year (2009).

Last modified: 30 March 2009

Relocating to Vale Royal