BICKERTON
- Bickerton was a township in Malpas ancient parish, Broxton hundred
(SJ 5153), which became a civil parish in 1866.
- It includes the hamlet of Gallantry Bank.
- The population was 270 in 1801, 398 in 1851, 323 in 1901, and 256 in 1951.
Churches and Chapels
- Malpas: St. Oswald (Church of England). The ancient parish
church for the township of Bickerton.
- Bickerton: Holy Trinity (Church of England).
Built in 1840 as a chapel to Malpas: St Oswald, becoming the district church
for Bickerton
in 1843.
Cemeteries
- Bickerton Cemetery. Opened 1880.
Local Government Districts
- Nantwich Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
- Nantwich Rural District (1894-1974)
- Crewe & Nantwich (1974-2009)
- Cheshire East (2009+)
Electoral Districts
- South Cheshire (1832-67)
- West Cheshire (1868-85)
- Eddisbury (1885-1948)
- Crewe (1949-54)
- Nantwich (1955-74)
Petty Sessional Divisions
- Broxton (1828-1974)
- Crewe & Nantwich (1974-92)
- South Cheshire (1992+)
Poor Law Unions
Registration Districts
- Nantwich (1837-1937)
- Crewe (1937-74)
- Congleton & Crewe (1974-88)
- South Cheshire (1988-98)
- Cheshire Central (1998-2007)
- Cheshire (2007-09)
- Cheshire East (2009+)
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