Chester is a city, borough, and from 1884 a civil parish (SJ 4066)
Since 1974 it has been an unparished area.
It includes the districts of Balmoral Park, Boughton, Buddicom, Curzon Park,
Five Ashes, Handbridge, Heron Bridge, Overleigh, Queen's Park and Westminster
Park.
Chester Castle was a separate extra-parochial
area and civil parish within the city centre which remained separate from the
city and borough of Chester.
The population of the borough of Chester was 15052 in 1801, 27766 in 1851,
38309 in 1901, and 48237 in 1951.
Boundary Changes
1884 — Created from the parts within Chester Muncipal Borough of the parishes
of Holy Trinity (pop. 3020 in 1881), St. Bridget (pop. 1104 in 1881), St. John
the Baptist (pop. 10905 in 1881), St. Martin (pop. 779 in 1881), St. Mary on the
Hill (pop. 5276 in 1881), St. Michael (pop. 758 in 1881), St. Olave (pop. 579
in 1881), St. Oswald (pop. 11724 in 1881) and St. Peter (pop. 622 in 1881), together
with the Abbey Precincts (pop. 245 in 1881), the township of Spital Boughton (pop.
139 in 1881), and part of the township of Great Boughton
(pop. 1643 in 1881)
Chester: St. Michael (Church
of England). An ancient parish church serving part of the city of Chester.
Closed in 1973.
Chester: St. Olave (Church
of England). An ancient parish church serving part of the city of Chester.
Closed in 1972.
Chester: St. Oswald (Church
of England), An ancient parish church housed in Chester Cathedral, serving
part of the city of Chester. Closed in 1882 and succeeded by Chester: St. Thomas
of Canterbury.
Chester: St. Peter (Church
of England). An ancient parish church serving part of the city of Chester.
Chester: Little St. John
(Church of England), Built in 1717 to serve a formerly extra-parochial
part of the city of Chester. Closed in 1967.
Chester: Christ Church
(Church of England). Built in 1838 as a chapel to St. Oswald. A district
church for part of the city of Chester from 1843.
Chester: St. Paul (Church
of England). Founded in 1838 as a chapel to St. John the Baptist, becoming
a district church for part of the city of Chester in 1846.
Chester: St. Barnabas (Church
of England). Built in 1877 as a chapel of ease to St. John the Baptist. Closed
in 1987.
Chester: St. Thomas of Canterbury
(Church of England). Built in 1872 as a chapel to St. Oswald, which it
succeeded as the district church in 1881.
