Cheshire

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Cheshire Towns & Parishes

CHELFORD

• Chelford was a township in Prestbury ancient parish, Macclesfield hundred (SJ 8174).
• It became a civil parish in 1866.
• It includes the hamlet of Astle.
• The population was 163 in 1801, 263 in 1851, 374 in 1901, and 392 in 1951.

Boundary Changes

• 1981 April 4 — Gained part of Marthall.

Churches and Chapels

• Prestbury: St. Peter (Church of England). The ancient parish church for the township of Chelford.
• Chelford: St. John the Evangelist (Church of England). An ancient chapel to Prestbury: St. Peter, which became the district church for Chelford in 1880.

Local Government Districts

• Macclesfield Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
• Macclesfield Rural District (1894-1974)
• Macclesfield (1974-2009)
• Cheshire East (2009+)

Electoral Districts

• North Cheshire (1832-67)
• East Cheshire (1868-85)
• Knutsford (1885-1948)
• Macclesfield (1949-74)

Petty Sessional Divisions

• Prestbury (1828-1974)
• Macclesfield (1974+)

Poor Law Unions

• Macclesfield

Registration Districts

• Macclesfield (1837-1998)
• Cheshire East (1998-2007)
• Cheshire (2007-09)
• Cheshire East (2009+)

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