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Farndon (Welsh: Rhedynfre) is a village in the county of Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Dee, south of Chester, and close to the border with Wales. Farndon/Rhedynfre has a famous bridge across the River Dee that connects it to the nearby Welsh village of Holt. Holt Castle is located on the opposite side of the river; it was constructed in the 13th and 14th centuries. The castle fell to the forces of Oliver Cromwell in 1647.

Farndon is the birthplace of the famous cartographer John Speed (1542-1629).

Edward the Elder died at Farndon in 924.

Some historians believe that Farndon was the location of the first ever competitive horse race with riders, in a local field on the banks of the River Dee. Nearby Chester Racecourse is said to be the oldest racecourse in Britain.

The village was at one time famous for its strawberries, which were grown in the surrounding fields. This is no longer the case. The nearest fields are now in Holt.

Farndon has a population of about 1,800 people. There are three public houses: the Greyhound, the Nags Head and the Farndon Arms (formerly the Raven). All serve food and real ale and the Greyhound and the Farndon Arms offer bed and breakfast. There is also an Italian restaurant called La Toscana.

Contents 1 Noted Farndonians 2 Listed buildings 3 Welsh Rhedynfre, English Farndon 4 References

• John Speed (1542-1629) cartographer
• Major Roger Barnston (1826-1857) Served in the Crimean war and was killed in the Indian rebellion of 1857 [1]
• For some years the village has been the home of Paul Burrell, who was butler to Diana, Princess of Wales.

• Listed buildings of Farndon, Cheshire

Rhedynfre is the ancient Welsh name for Farndon which is now on the Cheshire side of the border between England and Wales. The village was an important place historically and has been a site of conflict and cultural exchange since the Angles settled the area in the 8th century. The border moved numerous times during the following centuries, placing Farndon alternately in Wales and England.

• Population profile

Chester City District, Cheshire
Principal Settlements	Chester • Malpas
Civil Parishes	Agden • Aldersey • Aldford • Ashton Hayes • Bache • Backford • Barrow • Barton • Beeston • Bickley • Bradley • Bridge Trafford • Broxton • Bruen Stapleford • Buerton • Burton • Burwardsley • Caldecott • Capenhurst • Carden • Caughall • Chester Castle • Chidlow • Chorlton • Chorlton-by-Backford • Chowley • Christleton • Church Shocklach • Churton by Aldford • Churton by Farndon • Churton Heath • Claverton • Clotton Hoofield • Clutton • Coddington • Cotton Abbotts • Cotton Edmunds • Crewe by Farndon • Croughton • Cuddington • Dodleston • Duckington • Duddon • Dunham-on-the-Hill • Eaton • Eccleston • Edge • Edgerley • Elton • Farndon • Foulk Stapleford • Golborne Bellow • Golborne David • Grafton • Great Boughton • Guilden Sutton • Hampton • Handley • Hapsford • Harthill • Hatton • Hockenhull • Hoole Village • Horton-by-Malpas • Horton-cum-Peel • Huntington • Huxley • Iddinshall • Kelsall • Kings Marsh • Larkton • Lea Newbold • Lea-by-Backford • Ledsham • Little Stanney • Littleton • Lower Kinnerton • Macefen • Malpas • Marlston-cum-Lache • Mickle Trafford • Mollington • Moston • Mouldsworth • Newton by Malpas • Newton-by-Tattenhall • Oldcastle • Overton • Picton • Poulton • Prior's Heys • Puddington • Pulford • Rowton • Saighton • Saughall • Shocklach Oviatt • Shotwick • Shotwick Park • Stockton • Stoke • Stretton • Tarvin • Tattenhall • Thornton-le-Moors • Threapwood • Tilston • Tilstone Fearnall • Tiverton • Tushingham cum Grindley • Upton-by-Chester • Waverton • Wervin • Wigland • Willington • Wimbolds Trafford • Woodbank • Wychough
Unparished Area	Chester