Baddiley was a township and parish in Nantwich hundred (SJ 6050), which
became a civil parish in 1866.
It includes the hamlets of Baddiley Hulse, Batterley Hill, Gradeley Green (part),
Ravensmoor (part) and Swanley (part).
The population was 276 in 1801, 281 in 1851, 211 in 1901, and 219 in 1951.
Boundary Changes
1883 March 25 — Gained detached parts Nos. 1 and 2 of
Brindley (296 acres, pop. 0 in 1891), and lost detached
part No. 5 to Brindley (7 acres, pop. 0 in 1891),
detached parts Nos. 3, 4, 7 and 9 to Burland (42 acres,
pop. 20 in 1891, including Burland Green and Foxley's Farm) and detached parts
Nos. 6, 8 and 10 to Faddiley (9 acres, pop. 0 in 1891)
1888 March 24 — Lost detached parts Nos. 1 and 2 to
Brindley (144 acres, pop. 2 in 1891, including a cottage
in Long Acre)
Churches and Chapels
Baddiley: St. Michael (Church of England).
The ancient parish church for the township of Baddiley.
Baddiley, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan). Built in 1878.
