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Runcorn Rural District
Runcorn was a rural district in Cheshire, England from 1894 until 1974. It was named after but did not include Runcorn, a town on the River Mersey to the north-west of the district, which formed its own urban district. The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It was split between the new districts of Vale Royal, Warrington and Halton, with the parishes of Appleton, Grappenhall, Hatton, Stockton Heath, Stretton, and Walton going to Warrington; the parishes of Daresbury, Moore and Preston Brook going to Halton (with Runcorn town), and the rest going to Vale Royal (now Cheshire West and Chester). The council had its offices at Castle Park in Frodsham. Parishes * Acton Grange (abolished in 1936 to form part of Walton) * Alvanley * Antrobus * Appleton * Aston-by-Sutton * Aston Grange (abolished in 1936 to form part of Aston) * Bartington (abolished in 1936 to enlarge Dutton) * Clifton (abolished in 1936 to enlarge Runcorn and Sutton) * C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runcorn Rural District, Cheshire (1970)
Runcorn is an industrial town and cargo port in the Borough of Halton in Cheshire, England. Its population in 2011 was 61,789. The town is in the southeast of the Liverpool City Region, with Liverpool to the northwest across the River Mersey. Runcorn is on the southern bank of the River Mersey, where the estuary narrows to form the Runcorn Gap. Runcorn was founded by Ethelfleda in 915 AD as a fortification to guard against Viking invasion at a narrowing of the River Mersey. Under Norman rule, Runcorn fell under the Barony of Halton and an Augustinian abbey was established here in 1115. It remained a small, isolated settlement until the Industrial Revolution when the extension of the Bridgewater Canal to Runcorn in 1776 established it as a port which would link Liverpool with inland Manchester and Staffordshire. and The docks enabled the growth of industry, initially shipwrights and sandstone quarries. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, it was a spa and health resort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daresbury
Daresbury is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Halton and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. At the 2001 census it had a population of 216, increasing to 246 by the 2011 census. History The name means "Deor's fortification", derived from an Old English personal name and the word ''burh'' (a fortified place). The population was recorded over time at 134 in the census of 1801, 157 in 1851, 153 in 1901, 235 in 1951 and reaching 216 by 2001. Opened in 1850 on the Birkenhead Railway, the area was served by Daresbury railway station in the nearby village of Moore. The station closed to passengers in 1952 and to goods in 1965, although the line through the station site remains in use. Daresbury was the birthplace of '' Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' author Lewis Carroll, in All Saints' Vicarage. The village has a Lewis Carroll Visitor Centre and in the parish church of All Saints, a Lewis Carroll window, which includes an image of the Cheshire Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higher Whitley
Higher Whitley is a settlement in Cheshire, England. Together with Lower Whitley, it is a part of the civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ... of Whitley, which was formed on 1 April 1936, situated in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester, in the county of Cheshire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 339. It is north of Lower Whitley on a map. References Villages in Cheshire Former civil parishes in Cheshire Cheshire West and Chester {{Cheshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsby
Helsby is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Overlooking the Mersey estuary, it is approximately north east of Chester and south west of Frodsham. In the 2001 census the civil parish of Helsby had a population of 4,701. By the 2011 census this had risen to 4,972. Geography The village is situated on the A56 main road between Chester and Runcorn. The neighbouring settlements are Dunham-on-the-Hill, Frodsham, Elton and Alvanley. Helsby is a semi-rural village, with many dairy and arable farms, but is also in close proximity to a number of industrial plants around the Mersey estuary including the Essar Stanlow Oil Refinery, the Encirc glass bottle manufacturing plant, the Kemira fertiliser plant on Ince Marshes and the Ineos Chlor chemical manufacturing site and power station at Rocksavage. There are few jobs in Helsby itself, due to the larger surrounding citi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Budworth
Great Budworth is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England, north of Northwich off the A559 road, east of Comberbach, northwest of Higher Marston and southeast of Budworth Heath. Until 1948, Great Budworth was part of the Arley Hall estate. At the 2011 census, the population was 339. Etymology According to Sir Peter Leycester, the name Great Budworth comes from the Old Saxon words ''bode'' ("dwelling") and ''wurth'' ("a place by water"). Geography Great Budworth is approached from the main Warrington to Northwich road about from Northwich, along a ridge overlooking two meres, Budworth to the west and Pickmere to the east. It was situated in the hundred of Bucklow and deanery of Frodsham. At in length and in width, it was considered to be the second largest parish in Cheshire, after Prestbury. The parish contained nineteen townships: Budworth, Anderton, Appleton-cum-Hull, Aston-juxta-Budworth, Barnton, Barterton, or Bartington, Cogfoall, Comberbach, Dutton, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutton, Cheshire
Dutton is a civil parish and village within the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, about east of Runcorn. Dutton is on the River Weaver and was home to Dutton Hall, built in 1513 and moved to Sussex in the 1930s. Dutton Viaduct, a viaduct of 20 arches, each 63 feet in span, and 60 feet high, carries the Grand Junction railway over Dutton Bottom, across the valley of the Weaver. It had a population of 424 according to the 2011 census. Industry The 1881 census shows the dominant occupation of Dutton's population as "agriculture", in which category a total of 61 males and 3 females were employed. For males, "workers in general or unspecified commodities" was the second-most popular occupation, with a total of 16 males. The majority of women in 1881 had no specified occupation. The main occupations for males in Dutton at the present time, according to the 2011 census key statistics data, are "Skilled Trade Occupations", w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aston-by-Sutton
Aston (or Aston-by-Sutton) is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 111, reducing slightly to 106 at the 2011 census. The village is just outside the Runcorn urban area. St Peter's Church is a Grade I listed building. Aston was the seat of the Aston baronets of the County of Chester (baronetcy created 1628, extinct 1815). See also * Listed buildings in Aston-by-Sutton Aston-by-Sutton is a civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, England. It is largely rural, with the West Coast Main Line and the Trent and Mersey Canal passing through its east border, and the River Weaver running to the south. The parish ... References External links * * Villages in Cheshire Civil parishes in Cheshire Cheshire West and Chester {{Cheshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appleton, Cheshire
Appleton is a civil parish and suburb of Warrington, in the Warrington district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Geography and landmarks The A49 road runs from neighbouring Stockton Heath up the hill into Appleton and links Warrington town centre with the M56 motorway. At the top of Appleton is Warrington Golf Club. There is also a large cemetery situated nearby which is named Fox Covert Cemetery. The cemetery is locally called Hillcliffe. There are four schools in Appleton: Bridgewater High School, Broomfields Junior School, St Monica's Catholic Primary School and Cobbs Infant and Nursery School. See also *Listed buildings in Appleton, Cheshire Appleton is a civil parish in the Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England. It contains 25 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. The parish is partly residential, including th ... External links * * {{OpenDomesday, SJ6383, appleton, Appleton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antrobus, Cheshire
Antrobus is a civil parish and village in Cheshire, England, immediately to the south of Warrington. It lies within the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester, and has a population of 832, reducing to 791 at the 2011 Census. The parish is the most northeasterly point of Cheshire West and Chester, and as such borders both Warrington and Cheshire East. As well as Antrobus village centre itself, the parish includes other large hamlets at Frandley, about one mile south-west from the main village, and Crowley, about two miles to the north-east. The village shop and post office is owned and run cooperatively by the villagers for the benefit of the community having previously closed in 2003. Etymology The placename is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Entrebus'', and in the Pipe Rolls of Cheshire of 1282 as ''Anterbus''. The derivation of the name is from the Old Norse personal name Eindrithi or Andrithi, with the Old Norse ''buski'' ("shrub, bush or thicket"), the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvanley
Alvanley is a small rural village and civil parish near Helsby, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village is on the B5393 road and near junction 14 of the M56 motorway. According to the 2011 census the civil parish had a population of 472. History The name means 'Aelfwald's wood/clearing', derived from an Old English personal name and the word ''lēah'' (a forest, wood, glade or clearing). The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Elvedelie'', under the ownership of Earl Hugh of Chester and consisting of only three households (one villager and two smallholders). The population was recorded over time as 314 in 1801, 312 in 1851, 319 in 1901, 287 in 1951 and had reached 485 by the 2001 census. Governance Alvanley was a township in Frodsham parish of the Eddisbury Hundred, which became a civil parish in 1866. From 1875 Alvanley was part of the Runcorn Rural Sanitary District, then Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frodsham
Frodsham is a market town, civil parish, and electoral ward in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Its population was 8,982 in 2001, increasing to 9,077 at the 2011 Census. It is south of Liverpool and southwest of Manchester. The River Weaver runs to its northeast and on the west it overlooks the estuary of the River Mersey. The A56 road and the Chester–Manchester railway line pass through the town, and the M56 motorway passes to the northwest. In medieval times, Frodsham was an important borough and port belonging to the Earls of Chester. Its parish church, St. Laurence's, still exhibits evidence of a building present in the 12th century in its nave and is referenced in the Domesday Book. A market is held each Thursday, and Frodsham's viability as a trading centre was emphasised by the presence of the "big five" clearing banks and several building societies, though the branches of HSBC and NatWest have re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle Park House
Castle Park House is a former country house surrounded by extensive grounds in the market town of Frodsham in Cheshire, England. It is reputedly built on the site of Frodsham Castle, and originates from the late 18th century. It was extended in the 1850s, and its gardens were laid out by Edward Kemp. The house and most of the associated park land is held subject to the terms of a charitable trust - the Castle Park Trust. Cheshire West and Chester Council is the sole trustee of this trust. That council owns the 'top field' outright. The house and park land are used for a variety of functions. The house and park land are 'listed' in other words given special protection in planning law. House History The house is reputedly built on the site of Frodsham Castle which burnt down in 1654. In the late 18th century the first house on the site, ''Park Place'', was built by Robert Wainwright Ashley, a lawyer in the town. On his death the house was inherited by his eldest son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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