CHORLEY (near Nantwich)
- Chorley was a township in Wrenbury ancient parish, Nantwich hundred
(SJ 5750), which became a civil parish in 1866.
- The population was 126 in 1801, 173 in 1851, 132 in 1901, and 167 in 1951.
Churches and Chapels
- Wrenbury: St. Margaret (Church of England). The ancient
parish church for the township of Chorley.
- Bickley: St. Winefrede (Church of England). The
district church for part of Chorley since 1893.
- Chorley, Methodist Chapel (Primitive). Founded in 1873 (with burial ground).
Local Government Districts
- Nantwich Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
- Nantwich Rural District (1894-1974)
- Crewe & Nantwich (1974-2009)
- Cheshire East (2009+)
Electoral Districts
- South Cheshire (1832-67)
- West Cheshire (1868-85)
- Eddisbury (1885-1948)
- Crewe (1949-54)
- Nantwich (1955-74)
Petty Sessional Divisions
- Nantwich (1828-1974)
- Crewe & Nantwich (1974-92)
- South Cheshire (1992+)
Poor Law Unions
Registration Districts
- Nantwich (1837-1937)
- Crewe (1937-74)
- Congleton & Crewe (1974-88)
- South Cheshire (1988-98)
- Cheshire Central (1998-2007)
- Cheshire (2007-09)
- Cheshire East (2009+)
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