Capenhurst is a village and civil parish in Chester in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire England. According to the 2001 Census, Capenhurst had a population of 237,[1] increasing to 380 at the 2011 Census.[2]
Capenhurst was a township in Shotwick Parish of the Wirral Hundred and included parts of the hamlets of Dunkirk and Two Mills. The population was 147 in 1801, 148 in 1851, 159 in 1901, 253 in 1951 and 237 in 2001.[3]
Adjacent, but separate from this is the Capenhurst Technology Park. This contains EA Technology, (previously the Electricity Council Research Centre prior to privatisation of the UK electricity supply industry), and other spin-off companies.
The local amateur football team, Capenhurst Villa, play in the Carlsberg West Cheshire League. The local Rugby Union team play in the South Lancs & Cheshire Division 3. The village also has a cricket club consisting of two Saturday sides that currently play in Div 3 (1st XI) & 5W (2nd XI) of the Cheshire Cricket Alliance. All three sports teams share the Capenhurst Sports Fields and Pavilion.
Capenhurst towerEdit
In 1999 the journalist Duncan Campbell published claims that a 50-metre-high (160 ft) tower on the premises of the uranium enrichment plant had been used to intercept telephone calls transmitted by microwave between the British Telecom towers at Gwaenysgor, Clwyd, and Pale Heights, near Chester. Campbell claimed that the interception was conducted by the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), initially from a temporary installation on the roof of the plant until commissioning of the tower in 1990.
The main route for phone calls between Ireland and the United Kingdom was via the submarine fibre optic cable UK-Ireland 1, landed at Holyhead, Anglesey, then transmitted by a microwave link. Campbell claimed that calls were monitored by GCHQ until 1998 when the Irish telecommunication system was changed.[5][6]
^"2001 Census: Capenhurst". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 November 2007.
^. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
^"Capenhurst". GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
^"Urenco tails plant to start up in 2018". World Nuclear News. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
^Campbell, Duncan (16 July 1999). "How Britain Eavesdropped on Dublin". The Independent. UK: The Center for Public Integrity. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
^Norton-Taylor, Richard (31 May 2000), "Government tapping of phone calls between UK and Ireland challenged", The Guardian, UK, retrieved 3 July 2006
External linksEdit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Capenhurst.
Photos of tower (including satellite)
Alan Turnbull's page on the tower
Richard Lamont's page on the tower
hackHull? - Capenhurst Tower
October 21, 2023
capenhurst, village, civil, parish, chester, unitary, authority, cheshire, west, chester, ceremonial, county, cheshire, england, according, 2001, census, population, increasing, 2011, census, holy, trinity, church, location, within, cheshirepopulation380, 2011. Capenhurst is a village and civil parish in Chester in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire England According to the 2001 Census Capenhurst had a population of 237 1 increasing to 380 at the 2011 Census 2 CapenhurstHoly Trinity Church CapenhurstCapenhurstLocation within CheshirePopulation380 2011 Census OS grid referenceSJ366739Civil parishCapenhurstUnitary authorityCheshire West and ChesterCeremonial countyCheshireRegionNorth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townCHESTERPostcode districtCH1Dialling code0151PoliceCheshireFireCheshireAmbulanceNorth WestUK ParliamentCity of ChesterList of places UK England Cheshire 53 15 29 N 2 57 00 W 53 258 N 2 950 W 53 258 2 950 Contents 1 History 2 Detail 3 Capenhurst tower 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditCapenhurst was a township in Shotwick Parish of the Wirral Hundred and included parts of the hamlets of Dunkirk and Two Mills The population was 147 in 1801 148 in 1851 159 in 1901 253 in 1951 and 237 in 2001 3 Detail EditCapenhurst is home to a uranium enrichment plant owned by Urenco Group A new Tails Management Facility is expected to be commissioned in 2018 4 Adjacent but separate from this is the Capenhurst Technology Park This contains EA Technology previously the Electricity Council Research Centre prior to privatisation of the UK electricity supply industry and other spin off companies Capenhurst village has its own railway station on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network The local amateur football team Capenhurst Villa play in the Carlsberg West Cheshire League The local Rugby Union team play in the South Lancs amp Cheshire Division 3 The village also has a cricket club consisting of two Saturday sides that currently play in Div 3 1st XI amp 5W 2nd XI of the Cheshire Cricket Alliance All three sports teams share the Capenhurst Sports Fields and Pavilion Capenhurst tower EditIn 1999 the journalist Duncan Campbell published claims that a 50 metre high 160 ft tower on the premises of the uranium enrichment plant had been used to intercept telephone calls transmitted by microwave between the British Telecom towers at Gwaenysgor Clwyd and Pale Heights near Chester Campbell claimed that the interception was conducted by the Government Communications Headquarters GCHQ initially from a temporary installation on the roof of the plant until commissioning of the tower in 1990 The main route for phone calls between Ireland and the United Kingdom was via the submarine fibre optic cable UK Ireland 1 landed at Holyhead Anglesey then transmitted by a microwave link Campbell claimed that calls were monitored by GCHQ until 1998 when the Irish telecommunication system was changed 5 6 The tower was demolished in 2004 See also Edit nbsp Cheshire portalListed buildings in Capenhurst Holy Trinity Church CapenhurstReferences Edit 2001 Census Capenhurst Office for National Statistics Retrieved 18 November 2007 Parish population 2011 Archived from the original on 29 May 2015 Retrieved 29 May 2015 Capenhurst GENUKI UK amp Ireland Genealogy Retrieved 11 July 2020 Urenco tails plant to start up in 2018 World Nuclear News 1 September 2017 Retrieved 3 September 2017 Campbell Duncan 16 July 1999 How Britain Eavesdropped on Dublin The Independent UK The Center for Public Integrity Retrieved 16 January 2022 Norton Taylor Richard 31 May 2000 Government tapping of phone calls between UK and Ireland challenged The Guardian UK retrieved 3 July 2006External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Capenhurst Photos of tower including satellite Alan Turnbull s page on the tower Richard Lamont s page on the tower hackHull Capenhurst Tower Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Capenhurst amp oldid 1088604083, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
