Eaton, near Tarporley, Cheshire

Eaton is a small village within the parish of Rushton, about two miles from the town of Tarporley.

Eaton

St. Thomas's Church, Eaton
Eaton
Location within Cheshire
OS grid referenceSJ573634
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTARPORLEY
Postcode districtCW6
Dialling code01829
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

The village contains the Jessie Hughes Village Hall, Eaton Primary School and the church of St Thomas.[1]

Jessie Hughes Village Hall

The Jessie Hughes hall or the Hall of Eaton was opened on 26 September 1926. The main enforcer in building the hall, was a woman called Mrs Jessie Hughes, who was the wife of the Rector of Tarporley. At the time she was the president of the Women's Institute and played a pivotal role in raising money for the town hall to be built. She opened the hall by laying a corner stone and declared the stone well and truly laid. In 1928 Mrs Hughes died, but today her hard work is still remembered through an inscribed stone which reads "This stone was laid by Jessie L Hughes 1926"[2]

The original village hall fell into disrepair and was rebuilt in 2008. The replacement building retained the name Jessie Hughes Village Hall following a local ballot, and was joint winner of the Cheshire Pride Community Project Award in 2008 – see [3]

See also

References
  1. "Rushton Parish including the village of Eaton". Eaton and Rushton Parish Council website. Refined Line Web Development. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  2. "The Village". Eaton and Rushton Parish Council website 2011. Refined Line Web Development. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  3. http://www.silvatimber.co.uk/case-study-jessie-hughes-village-hall



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