Agden is a small
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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the unitary authority of
Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Cheshire, England. It was established on 1 April 2009 as part of the 2009 structural changes to l ...
and the ceremonial county of
Cheshire
Cheshire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Merseyside to the north-west, Greater Manchester to the north-east, Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire to the south-east, and Shrop ...
, England. It is the site of
Agden Hall. The parish has a
parish meeting
A parish meeting is a meeting all the electors in a civil parish in England are entitled to attend.
In some cases, where a parish or group of parishes has fewer than 200 electors, the parish meeting can take on the role of a parish council, with ...
rather than a
parish council. The area is mostly made up of farmland, with just a small population now having residence in the area. At the 2001 census it had a population of 42, compared to a peak of 98 reported in 1851.
Agden is located just 3 miles outside of the market town
Whitchurch, and 2.5 miles from
Malpas.
In 1870, John Marius Wilson's ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' described Agden "''a township in Malpas parish, Cheshire; 3 miles NW of Whitchurch. Acres, 548. Real property, £699. Pop., 110. Houses, 21"''
History
Agden was a township and chapelry in Malpas ancient parish, Broxton hundred (SJ 5143), which became a civil parish in 1866.
See also
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Listed buildings in Agden, Cheshire West and Chester
References
External links
Villages in Cheshire
Civil parishes in Cheshire
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