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Malpas Rural District
Malpas was, from 1894 to 1936, a rural district in the administrative counties of England, administrative county of Cheshire, England. The district was named after the village of Malpas, Cheshire, Malpas. Creation The district was created by the Local Government Act 1894 by the division of the existing Whitchurch, Shropshire, Whitchurch sanitary district, Rural Sanitary District The Cheshire parishes in the sanitary district became Malpas Rural District, while the remaining area in Shropshire became Whitchurch Rural District (Shropshire), Whitchurch Rural District. It consisted of the following civil parishes: Abolition The district was abolished in 1936 under a Local Government Act 1929, county review order. Its area was divided between two neighbouring rural districts. The greater part passed to Tarvin Rural District and the remainder (Marbury cum Quoisley, Norbury and Wirswall parishes) going to Nantwich Rural District. References {{Reflist History of Cheshire Form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malpas, Cheshire
Malpas ( ) is a market town and a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies near the borders with Shropshire and Wales, and had a population of 1,673 at the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 census. Etymology The name derives from Old French and means "bad/difficult passage". The parish also once contained a place called ''Chathull'', whose name is attested in 1333 as ''Nant Chathull''. This is notable because the first element of ''Chathull'' is thought to derive from Common Brittonic, from the word surviving in modern Welsh as ("wood"). This word must have been a place-name in its own right which, adopted into English, then became the basis for a new place-name, ''Chathull'', whose second element is from Old English ("hill") and which therefore meant "hill at Chat". During a later period when English became less widely spoken in Chesire, in favour of Welsh, the Welsh word ("wood") was then furt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bickley, Cheshire
Bickley is a village in the parish of No Man's Heath and District in Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire, England. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 Census it had a population of 498, that reduced to 481 at the 2011 census. The parish included the villages of Bickley Town and Bickley Moss. Bickley was a Township (England), township in the parish of Malpas, Cheshire, Malpas. In 1866 Bickley became a civil parishes in England, civil parish and on 1 April 2015 it was abolished to form "No Mans Heath and District". The name is Old English, Anglo-Saxon in origin, and relates to bees. The parish church is St Wenefrede's Church, Bickley, St Wenefrede's, a grade-II-listed sandstone building designed by John Douglas (English architect), John Douglas and Daniel Porter Fordham. See also *Listed buildings in Bickley, Cheshire References Villages in Cheshire Former civil parishes in Cheshire Cheshire West and Chester {{Cheshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldcastle, Cheshire
Oldcastle is a former civil parish, now in the parishes of Malpas and Threapwood, in the Cheshire West and Chester district and ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. In 2001 it had a population of 54. History The name "Oldcastle" comes from the presence of an old fortification on a promontory into the valley of the Wych Brook now known as Castle Hill. In July 1957, the felling of trees at Castle Hill revealed an impressive earthwork consisting of a small platform 128 ft by 25 ft defended on the North by two deep transverse ditches, and on the South by three similar ditches. At the NW end, the neck of the spur is cut by 2 ditches, the inner one being 60-70ft wide. There was a limited excavation in August 1957 when a section was cut in the bottom of one of the northern ditches, and trial trenches dug in the platform on the summit. No evidence of date or structural remains were found. Any defensive structure would have been of wood. It is possible that the site is an outpost o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norbury, Cheshire
Norbury is a hamlet in the civil parish, parish of Marbury, Cheshire, Marbury and District, in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England. Norbury was formerly a civil parish until 2023. The hamlet of Norbury lies around north of Whitchurch, Shropshire. Nearby villages include No Man's Heath, Cheshire, No Man's Heath, Marbury, Cheshire, Marbury and Wrenbury.Search aCheshire East Council Public Map Viewer(accessed 3 March 2020) History ''Norberie'' was a small manor at the time of the Domesday Book, Domesday survey in 1086. It was then held by William Malbank, 1st Baron of Wich Malbank, William Malbank, Baron of Wich Malbank (Nantwich), and had been held by Harold Godwinson, Earl Harold before the Norman conquest of England, Norman Conquest. The record is combined with the nearby manors of Wirswall and Marbury, Cheshire, Marbury. The Anglo-Saxon manor is believed to have been a fortified farmstead. There were three Nonconformist (Protestantism), Nonconformist chapels in the 19th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newton By Malpas
Newton by Malpas is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Malpas, in the Cheshire West and Chester district and ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. In 2001 it had a population of 11. Newton-juxta-Malpas was formerly a township A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ... in the parish of Malpas, in 1866 Newton by Malpas became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 2015 the parish was abolished and merged with Malpas. References External links Former civil parishes in Cheshire Malpas, Cheshire {{Cheshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marbury, Cheshire
Marbury is a small village in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England. It is the main village in the civil parish of Marbury and District, which also contains the settlements of Norbury, Quoisley and Wirswall. Marbury village lies around north-east of Whitchurch, Shropshire, Whitchurch in Shropshire and south-west of Nantwich in Cheshire. The area is agricultural with undulating terrain. Dairy farming is the main industry. The Llangollen Canal runs through the parish, to the north of Marbury village. There are five Mere (lake), meres which are important wildlife habitats. Marbury Big Mere is a fishing lake and the Quoisley Meres are a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Wetland of International Importance; they originate in glacial kettle holes. Marbury contains many historic buildings, the earliest being the 15th-century St Michael's Church, Marbury, St Michael's Church. "Marbury Merry Days", a traditional country fair, is held in May. In the English Civil War, Civil War, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macefen
Macefen is a former civil parish, now in the parishes of Tushingham-cum-Grindley, Macefen and Bradley and No Man's Heath and District, in the unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Macefen lies east of the village of Malpas and north west of Whitchurch, Salop. Part of the village of No Man's Heath was within the northern boundary of Macefen. Its name is thought to possibly be an anglicisation of an older Welsh placename Maes-y-ffin, "the open field (''maes'') at the boundary (''ffin'')". Macefen was a slightly curious parish in that it scarcely appears in gazetteers. Under the manorial system Macefen was a manor of the Barony of Malpas, and was for many years part of the estates of the Grosvenor family. Later it was a township of the ancient parish of Malpas, in 1866 Macefen became a separate civil parish. Kelly's Directory of Cheshire, 1914 lists Macefen under Tushingham cum Grindley thus: "Macefen (or Maesfen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larkton
Larkton is a former civil parish, now in the parish of No Man's Heath and District, in the Cheshire West and Chester district and ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. In 2001 it had a population of 28. The name Larkton is likely derived from Old English ''läwerce'', "lark" and ''tun'', "farm", "settlement".Smith (1956) ''English Place-name Elements: Part II'', Cambridge UP, p.17 Larkton was anciently a township of the old parish of Malpas, and was also a manor owned by the Cheshire family of Cholmondeley.Lysons (1810) ''Magna Britannia'', v II, Cadell, p.683 Larkton Hill, part of the larger Bickerton Hill, was formerly the site of small-scale sandstone quarrying. It was once an area of commonland covering about 44 acres until an inclosure act of the mid 19th century. The parish contained one structure designated by English Heritage as a listed building. This is Larkton House, a stone farmhouse dating from the late 18th century, which is listed at Grade II. L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampton, Cheshire
Hampton is a former civil parish, now in the parishes of No Mans Heath and District and Malpas, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 UK census, the total population of the civil parish was 409, decreasing marginally to 405 at the 2011 Census. The parish included Hampton Green. Hampton was formerly a township in the parish of Malpas, in 1866 Hampton became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 2015 the parish was abolished to form "No Man's Heath and District", part of it also went to Malpas. The Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway The Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway was a branch line in Cheshire built by the London and North Western Railway (L&NWR) opening in 1872. The branch, which was long, connected the North Wales Coast Line from with the Welsh Marches line and ... used to pass through Hampton and was the site of the Malpas railway station. See also * * Listed buildings in Ham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edge, Cheshire
Edge is a former civil parish, now in the parishes of No Man's Heath and District and Malpas, in the Cheshire West and Chester district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, The parish included Edge Hall and Edge Green. The population at the 2011 census was 247. Edge was formerly a township A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ... in the parish of Malpas, in 1866 Edge became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 2015 the parish was abolished to form "No Man's Heath and District", part of it also went to Malpas. See also * Listed buildings in Edge, Cheshire References Former civil parishes in Cheshire Cheshire West and Chester Malpas, Cheshire {{Cheshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duckington
Duckington is a small village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is situated some 10½ miles (17 km) south-east of Chester, 10 miles (16 km) east of Wrexham and 4⅓ miles (7 km) east of the Welsh border. See also *Listed buildings in Duckington Duckington is a civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, England. It contains three buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings, all of which are at Grade II. This grade is the l ... External links Civil parishes in Cheshire Villages in Cheshire {{Cheshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuddington Heath
Cuddington Heath is a village and (as Cuddington) a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village is close to the border with Wales (the parish touches the Welsh community of Willington Worthenbury), and the nearest large town is Wrexham in Wales, about ten miles west. Other nearby villages are Threapwood, Malpas and Chorlton Lane. At the 2001 Census, the parish had a population of 180, falling slightly to 171 at the 2011 Census. The parish is the site of Cuddington Hall. The Stockton family were lords of the manor from the 16th to the 18th century. Notable people * Thomas Stockton (1609-1674), a barrister and later a High Court judge in Ireland; an eminent member of the Stockton family * Keith Bebbington (born 1943), former footballer who played 398 games, incl. 237 for Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional association football club in Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
