BLACKDEN
- Blackden was a township in Goostrey chapelry of Sandbach ancient parish, Northwich
hundred (SJ 7870), which became a civil parish in 1866.
- The civil parish was abolished in 1936 to become part of Goostrey.
- The population was 136 in 1801, 164 in 1851, and 110 in 1901.
For the period after 1936, see Goostrey.
Boundary Changes
- 1936 April 1 — Abolished and incorporated into Goostrey
(749 acres, pop. 121 in 1931)
Churches and Chapels
- Sandbach: St. Mary (Church of England). The ancient parish
church for the township of Blackden.
- Goostrey: St. Luke (Church of England).
An ancient chapel to Sandbach: St. Mary, and the district church for the
township of Blackden from 1724.
Local Government Districts
- Congleton Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
- Congleton Rural District (1894-1936)
Electoral Districts
- South Cheshire (1832-67)
- Mid Cheshire (1868-85)
- Knutsford (1885-1936)
Petty Sessional Divisions
- Northwich (1828-99)
- Middlewich & Sandbach (1899-1907)
- Middlewich (1907-36)
Poor Law Unions
Registration Districts
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