Threapwood
Built-up area in Cheshire West and Chester, England
| Coordinates: | 53.005, -2.832 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 44 45 |
| Population: | 351 |
Threapwood is a small, scattered village in the far west of Cheshire West and Chester, England, lying close to the England–Wales border amid rolling farmland and small patches of woodland. Its name comes from the old word “threap”, meaning a disputed boundary, which reflects a curious past: for centuries it was an extra‑parochial tract on the edge of jurisdictional boundaries and earned a reputation as somewhere beyond strict parish control.
That unusual history has left a rural hamlet with a sparse, tightly knit community and a landscape dominated by agriculture and converted cottages rather than industry. Today many residents commute to nearby market towns such as Malpas or to larger centres, while local interest is often in preserving the quiet character, historic buildings and hedgerow countryside that mark the village.
Postcode districts covering Threapwood
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 24.3 miles39 km
- Chester 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Chester Castle 12.8 miles20.5 km
- Shrewsbury 20.3 miles32.6 km
- Crewe 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Wrexham 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Buckley 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Runcorn 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Northwich 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Winsford 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Flint 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Hawarden 15.3 miles24.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Tallarn Green Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Willington Worthenbury Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Cuddington Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- Chorlton Parish 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Shocklach Oviatt and District Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Bangor Is-y-coed Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Malpas Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Bangor-on-Dee Built-up area 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Wigland Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Hanmer Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Bronington and Hanmer Ward 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Tilston Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
Example postcodes in Threapwood
SY14 7AY, SY14 7AX, SY14 7PA, SY14 7AL, SY14 7BA, SY14 7PE, SY14 7PD, SY14 7AW, SY14 7AU … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Manchester Airport 33.3 miles53.7 km
- Whitchurch Railway Station 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Wrexham Central Railway Station 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Wrexham Bus Station 7.4 miles12 km
Hotels near Threapwood Ad
- The Lion at Malpas 4 3 miles4.8 km
- Carden Park Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa 4 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Pepper Street Rooms 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Hotel Wrexham 3 5.6 miles8.9 km
- Grosvenor Pulford Hotel & Spa 4 9.2 miles14.7 km
- The Lemon Tree 3 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Ellesmere Hotel 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Rossett Hall Hotel 4 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Ramada Plaza by Wyndhamwrexham 4 8.1 miles13 km
- Wrexham Llyndir Hall Hotel 8.9 miles14.4 km
Local points of interest
- Bangor Racecourse Recreation 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Cholmondeley Castle Estate 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Aldersey Hall Estate 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Erddig Country house 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Racecourse Ground Stadium 7.9 miles12.6 km
- Poulton Abbey Historic site 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Eaton Hall Estate 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Combermere Abbey Archaeological site 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Whattal Castle Historic site 9.3 miles15 km
- NEWI Cefn Druids Stadium 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Park Hall Stadium 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Chester Racecourse Recreation 12.8 miles20.7 km