A township in Wirral Hundred (SJ 3767), mainly in Holy Trinity Parish, but with a small area in St. Oswald's Parish. In 1936 the Crabwall area was transferred to Mollington, and the rest was added to Chester civil parish.
Includes the hamlets of Abbotts Mead, Blacon and Crabwall.
The population was 36 in 1801, 115 in 1851 and 258 in 1901.
CHURCHES AND CHAPELS
Chester, Holy Trinity (C of E). The ancient parish church serving most of the township of Blacon cum Crabwall.
Chester, St. Oswald (C of E). The ancient parish church for the Crabwall portion of the township.
Upton, Holy Ascension (C of E). The parish church for part of Blacon cum Crabwall since 1854.
Blacon, St. Theresa, Blacon Avenue (Roman Catholic). Founded 1956.
CEMETERIES
Blacon Cemetery, Blacon Avenue. Opened 1941.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICTS
Chester Rural Sanitary District (1875-94); Chester Rural District (1894-1936)
ELECTORAL DISTRICTS
South Cheshire (1832-67); West Cheshire (1868-85); Wirral (1885-1915); Chester (1918-1948)
