Welcome to Lea by Backford

Lea is a small village located in the Backford area of Cheshire, England. It is situated on the outskirts of Chester and is surrounded by beautiful countryside. The village is known for its picturesque scenery, historic buildings, and friendly community. Lea is a popular destination for tourists who want to experience the charm of rural England.

One of the most notable landmarks in Lea is the St. John the Evangelist Church. This beautiful church was built in the 19th century and is known for its stunning stained glass windows and intricate architecture. The church is still in use today and is a popular destination for visitors who want to learn more about the history of the village.

Lea is also home to several small businesses, including a post office, a convenience store, and a pub. The village is known for its friendly locals who are always happy to welcome visitors. Whether you're looking for a quiet place to relax or an exciting adventure, Lea has something to offer everyone.

Local Weather

Partly cloudy

Temp: 5.4°C

Feels Like: 1.4°C

Wind: 13.6 MPH

Wind Dir: WNW

Local Schools

School	Details
St Oswalds C Of E Aided Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Dave Wallace	Grove Road Mollington Chester Cheshire CH1 6LG 01244456007 School Website
Woodlands Primary School Community School Ages:2-11 Head Teacher Mrs Victoria Carr	Eddisbury Road Whitby Ellesmere Port Cheshire CH66 2JT 01513293164 School Website
The Whitby High School Foundation School Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mr Eric Barford	Sycamore Drive Whitby Ellesmere Port Cheshire CH66 2NU 01513558445 School Website
Upton Heath Cofe Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Stuart Roberts	Upton Lane Upton Heath Upton-By-Chester Chester Cheshire CH2 1ED 1244455665 School Website
Saughall All Saints Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Donna Prenton	Church Road Saughall Chester Cheshire CH1 6EP 01244455466
Meadow Community Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs S L Curtis	Dolphin Crescent Great Sutton Ellesmere Port Cheshire CH66 4SZ 01512031690 School Website
Acresfield Academy Academy Converter Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mr Mike Dixon	Acres Lane Upton By Chester Chester Cheshire CH2 1LJ 1244257350 School Website
Capenhurst C Of E Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Claire Green	Capenhurst Lane Capenhurst Chester Cheshire CH1 6HE 01518323750 School Website
Archers Brook Semh Residential School Community Special School Ages:8-19 Head Teacher Mrs Samantha Myers-Whittaker	Chester Road Great Sutton Ellesmere Port Cheshire CH66 2NA 01518326600 School Website
St Theresas Catholic Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mrs Lisa Holland	Kipling Road Blacon Chester Cheshire CH1 5UU 01244470860 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Capenhurst Capenhurst Lane, Capenhurst, Cheshire, CH1 6HE 1.99 Miles

Bache Mill Lane, Bache, Cheshire, CH2 1BS 2.17 Miles

Overpool Overpool Lane, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH66 3LW 3.05 Miles

Ellesmere Port Europa Way, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 4AR 3.09 Miles

Chester City Road, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 3NS 3.27 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Mca Luxury Minibus 01244 851209 Parkgate Road, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 6JS 1.21 Miles
Elegance Wirral Airport Transfers 07809 620962 22 Mason Close, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH66 2GU 2.00 Miles
Airport Express Chester 0800 612 0481 9 Lupus Way, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH66 2RE 2.28 Miles
Ch1 Chauffeur Services Ltd 07723 335840 17 Park Walk, Chester, Cheshire, CH2 2EQ 2.78 Miles
Anniversary Cars 01244 880302 Redroofs House, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 6EZ 2.86 Miles
Sutton Cars 0151 347 1222 Mill La, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH66 3TH 2.91 Miles
Parkers No 2 Taxi Services 0151 355 2595 115A Princes Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 8EW 3.03 Miles
Circle Cabs 0151 355 2217 6 Princes Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 8AX 3.03 Miles
Chester Radio Taxis 01244 372372 55A Garden Lane, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 4EW 3.04 Miles
Furniture Taxi 0151 647 4977 Copper Beech Farm/Ledsham La, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH66 0NA 3.11 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Ch1 Grove Road Mollington Collection Today available until:17:00 Weekday Last Collection:17:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:30
Ch1 Great Mollington Post Office Collection Today available until:17:15 Weekday Last Collection:17:15 Saturday Last Collection:08:00
Ch2 Backford Village Collection Today available until:17:15 Weekday Last Collection:17:15 Saturday Last Collection:08:30
Ch1 Cross Looms Mollington Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ch1 Telford Court Dunkirk Trading Estate Collection Today available until:16:00 Weekday Last Collection:16:00 Saturday Last Collection:10:30
Ch1 Kinnington Way Backford Cross Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ch1 Crabwell Hall Townfield Lane Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ch1 Fiddlers Lane Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ch1 Fruit Farm Saughall Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ch2 The Dale Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ch1 Strawberry Cross Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Hourd Way Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ch2 Moston Hill Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Holm Oak Way Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Save Garage Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
Chester Medical Centre	Chester Medical Centre The Dale Liverpool Road Chester Cheshire CH2 4BD
Hope Farm Medical Centre - Covid Local Vaccination Service 2	Hope Farm Road Great Sutton Ellesmere Port CH66 2WW
Hope Farm Medical Centre - Covid Local Vaccination Service	Hope Farm Road Great Sutton Ellesmere Port CH66 2WW
Hope Farm Medical Centre 0151 3573777	Hope Farm Medical Centre Hope Farm Rd,Great Sutton Ellesmere Port Cheshire CH66 2WW
Extended Hours Service 01244 650300	1829 Building Countess Of Chester Hp Liverpool Road, Chester Cheshire CH2 1HJ

Local Stores

Saughall
Church Road
Saughall
Chester
Cheshire
CH1 6EP
01244 881408
Store Website
1.90 miles

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SPAR Euro Garage Saughall
Red Ensign Service Staton
Parkgate Road
Saughall
Chester
CH1 6JS
01244 881069
Store Website
1.1 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Chestergates Veterinary Specialists
Cvs (Uk) Ltd Unit F, Telford Court Chester Gates, Gates Lane Chester Cheshire CH1 6LT 01244 853 823 info@chestergates.org.uk Website 0.84 miles
Amenities Referrals only
Animals Treated
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Cranmore Veterinary Surgery
Cvs (Uk) Ltd Unit E, Telford Court Chester Gates, Gates Lane Chester Cheshire CH1 6LT 01244 853 823 jackie@chestergates.org.uk Website 0.84 miles
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Behavioural Referrals Ltd Veterinary Practice
10 Rushton Drive Upton Chester Cheshire CH2 1RE 01244 377365 Website 2.12 miles
Amenities Referrals only
Animals Treated
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Animor
Sainsbury'S Ellesmere Port Kinsey Road Cheshire Oakes Ellesmere Port Cheshire CH65 9HN 0330 134 8571 contact@animor.com Website 2.31 miles

Animals Treated
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Aardvark Veterinary Clinic
Aardvark Vets 43 Chester Road Whitby Ellesmere Port Merseyside CH65 9BE 0151 3559880 2.46 miles


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Western Avenue Veterinary Centre
Unit C Sydney Parade Blacon Chester Cheshire CH1 5QY 01244377076 info@dvsdiagnostics.com 2.61 miles
Amenities
Animals Treated
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Tue	15:00	19:00
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Lunch Break: 13:00 - 14:00
Fri	09:00	18:00
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Lunch Break: 13:00 - 14:00
Sun	closed	closed

Local Dog Walks

Wepre Park
This Is A Great Little Walk For Little Legs – Ideal As It’S Got A Good Path (Pushchair-Friendly, Most Of The Way).Parking Is Free And There’S Plenty Of It. It Has Park Area With Picnic Benches And A Café Area Next To The Car Park, Also With Toilets. 51 Wepre Ln Connah'S Quay Deeside CH5 4JR 6.49 miles

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Eastham Country Park
Vast Woodlands And Grass Areas For Off Lead Walking And Squirrel Chasing.Parking, Toilets, Cafe &Amp; Pub All Accessible From Park. Eastham Country Park Visitor Centre Birkenhead 6.50 miles Wirral

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Sandstone Trail
A Walk Through The Forest Following The Sandstone Trail. Simons Ln Lancashire 8.61 miles Car Park Free

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Pickering Pastures
Beautiful Views Of Runcorn Bridge And The River Mersey.. Free Car Park To Sit And Admire The View So Less Energetic Ones Can Wait In Car With Hot Flask Of Tea While You Walk Over To Admire The Views. We Turned Left And Walked Upto The Small Bridge And Winding Steps To Then Find Another Footpath. After A Few More Miles We Turned Back. Benches On The Way To Sit Admire The Views And Lots Of Places To Throw Sticks..Bobby And Me Enjoyed Our Sunny Crisp Morning Today. Pickering'S Pasture Mersey View Rd Widnes Lancashire WA8 8LP 9.65 miles I Used My Sat Nav On My Phone With Google Maps And It'S Not Hard To Find

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Sefton Park
A Large Park In The Heart Of South Liverpool Well Served By Local Amenities. Sefton Park Sefton Park Lancashire 10.03 miles

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Tattenhall Millennium Mile
I Think It Is A Bit Longer Than A Mile! 30 Covert Rise Tattenhall Chester CH3 9HA 10.11 miles

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Weather Forecast

Thursday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Overcast	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Clear	Clear	Clear
Temp	3.4°C	2.5°C	2.5°C	1.6°C	1°C	1.9°C	4°C	5.2°C	5.2°C	4.3°C	3.3°C	0.8°C
Feels Like	-1.3°C	-2.5°C	-2.9°C	-4.2°C	-5°C	-4.1°C	-1.3°C	0°C	0.1°C	-0.8°C	-3.4°C	-4.7°C

Friday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Partly Cloudy	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast
Temp	0.5°C	0.6°C	0.6°C	0.6°C	0.8°C	1.8°C	3.1°C	3.5°C	3.3°C	3.1°C	2.7°C	2.8°C
Feels Like	-4.9°C	-4.4°C	-4°C	-3.8°C	-3.6°C	-2.4°C	-0.6°C	-0.1°C	-0.2°C	-0.2°C	0°C	0.2°C

Saturday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Overcast	Cloudy	Mist	Mist	Mist	Cloudy	Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Sunny	Clear	Clear	Clear
Temp	1.8°C	0.7°C	-0.5°C	-1.4°C	-0.8°C	1.7°C	5.6°C	8.7°C	9.5°C	8.3°C	6.6°C	3.9°C
Feels Like	-0.2°C	-1.2°C	-2.1°C	-2.8°C	-2.2°C	0.1°C	3.9°C	7.1°C	7.9°C	6.5°C	4.3°C	1.7°C

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