is a civil parish, combining with nearby Bache and Moston to form a joint parish council. Upton-by-Chester is twinned with Arradon. Demography The population was 173 in 1801, 555 in 1851, 1,769 in 1901 and increasing significantly to 6,343 by 1951. At the time of the 2001 census it was recorded as 7,806. According to the 2011 census the population of the civil parish stood at 7,956, whilst the figure for the local government ward was 8,905. Education There are four primary schools in Upton-by-Chester; namely Acresfield Academy, Mill View Primary School, Upton Heath Church of England Primary School (formerly known as Upton Manor) and Upton Westlea Primary School. Upton-by-Chester High School is a co-educational state secondary school established in 1968. Community The Countess of Chester Hospital is the principal NHS general hospital and accident & emergency department for the city of Chester and the surrounding area. Chester Zoo opened in 1931 and is now one of the largest zoos in the United Kingdom. In and around Upton-by-Chester there are several shopping areas, including Bache, Upton-Heath and Weston Grove. In the vicinity there are at least four pubs, including the Race Horse, the Frog, the Mill@Upton (formerly the Egerton Arms Hotel) and The Wheatsheaf Inn. Other local amenities include a Royal British Legion Club, the Upton-by-Chester Golf Club, a bowling green and a village hall. Transport Bache railway station, less than a mile from Upton village centre at Bache, is on the Wirral line of the Merseyrail network. It opened in January 1984, replacing Upton-by-Chester railway station on Liverpool Road. The Chester to Ellesmere Port section of the A41 trunk road passes through the area, separating the areas of Upton and Upton Heath. Further west is the A5116 (Liverpool Road), which joins the A41 at Moston, immediately to the north of Upton-by-Chester. Notable people Labour Party former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott lived with his parents in Upton after moving from Yorkshire, and married his wife Pauline (nee Tilston) at Church of the Holy Ascension in 1961. Samantha Dixon, who became the local Labour Member of Parliament for Chester in 2022, lived in Upon-by-Chester in her early life. The actor Tom Hughes grew up in Upton-by-Chester. See also Listed buildings in Upton-by-Chester References Further reading External links Upton-by-Chester United Reformed Church Villages in Cheshire Civil parishes in Cheshire Cheshire West and Chester