Bostock was a township in Davenham ancient parish, Northwich hundred
(SJ 6768), which became a civil parish in 1866.
The population was 173 in 1801, 154 in 1851, 197 in 1901, and 146 in 1951.
Boundary Changes
1883 March 25 — Gained a detached part of Moulton
(9 acres, pop. 0 in 1891)
1936 April 1 — Gained part of Wharton (16
acres, pop. 20 in 1931), and lost parts to Moulton
(10 acres, pop. 3 in 1931) and Winsford (54 acres,
pop. 0 in 1931)
Churches and Chapels
Davenham: St. Wilfrid (Church of England). The ancient
parish church for the township of Bostock.
