Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Backford within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Backford, par. and township, with seat, W. Cheshire, 3½ miles N. of Chester -- par., 3185 ac., pop. 515; township, 764 ac., pop. 125.