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Cheshire Towns & Parishes

APPLETON

• Antrobus was a township in Great Budworth ancient parish, Bucklow hundred (SJ 6284), which became a civil parish in 1866.
• It includes the hamlets of Appleton Cross, Appleton Thorn, Broomfield, The Cobbs, Dudlows Green, Hillcliffe, Lumb Brook (part), and Wrights Green.
• The population was 1206 in 1801, 1828 in 1851, 744 in 1901, and 4636 in 1951.

Boundary Changes

• 1896 November 9 — Lost part to Latchford (pop. 467 in 1901)
• 1897 October 1 — Lost part to Stockton Heath (pop. 2543 in 1901)

Churches and Chapels

• Great Budworth: St. Mary & All Saints (Church of England). The ancient parish church for the township of Appleton.
• Stretton: St. Matthew (Church of England). The district church for Appleton from 1834.
• Stockton Heath: St. Thomas (Church of England). The district church for part of Appleton from 1838 to 1897.
• Appleton Thorn: St. Cross (Church of England). The district church for part of the township of Appleton from 1887.
• Appleton: St. Monica (Roman Catholic). Opened around 1960.
• Appleton, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan).
• Hill Cliffe, Baptist Chapel. Founded in 1633. Registers of births 1783-1837 and burials 1802-1839 have been published by Liverpool and SW Lancashire FHS.

See also Stockton Heath.

Cemeteries

• Fox Covert Lawn Burial Ground, Firs Lane. Opened 1961.

Local Government Districts

• Runcorn Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
• Runcorn Rural District (1894-1974)
• Warrington (1974+)

Electoral Districts

• North Cheshire (1832-67)
• Mid Cheshire (1868-85)
• Knutsford (1885-1948)
• Runcorn (1949-74)

Petty Sessional Divisions

• Bucklow (1828-39)
• Daresbury (1839-1974)
• Warrington (1974+)

Poor Law Unions

• Runcorn

Registration Districts

• Runcorn (1837-1974)
• Warrington (1974+)

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