It includes the villages of Boughton Heath and Vicars Cross.
[1] It is sometimes confused with the separate settlement of Boughton, which lies just to the west, within the boundaries of the city of Chester.
Attractions include the Sandy Lane Aqua Park with ferry to Meadows, Caldy Nature Reserve and Boughton Hall Cricket Club.
Great Boughton came into the news when a controversial development at the disused Saighton Camp caused the remodelling of a roundabout.
The new design features a hamburger roundabout which has also proved controversial[3] and the roundabout now creates delays especially on the A41 where tailbacks frequently reach 2 miles.