Built in 1870 as the district church for the township of Barnston (previously
served by Woodchurch: Holy Cross). The boundaries
of "The District of Barnston" were described in the London
Gazette on 29 November 1870:
"All that part of the parish of Woodchurch, in the county of Chester, and in
the diocese of Chester, which is comprised within and is co-extensive with the
linits of the township of Barnston"
The district was affected by the following boundary changes:
1880 February 27 — enlarged when the township of Pensby was transferred
from Woodchurch: Holy Cross.
1959 February 24 — enlarged when the following area was transferred from Woodchurch: Holy Cross:
"All that part of the parish of Woodchurch which is bounded on the south by
the parish of Barnston, on the southeast by the parish of Bebington and on the
remaining sides by an imaginary line commencing at a point on the boundary
which divides the parish of Bebington from the parish of Woodchurch in the
middle of Prenton Brook opposite the southeastern end of the northeastern
boundary of close numbered 4733 (on the map) and extending thence
northwestwards to and along the last mentioned boundary to the southeastern
corner of close numbered 5155 thence first northwards then westwards along the
eastern and northern boundaries of close numbered 5155 to the southeastern
corner of close numbered 4568 thence northwards along the eastern boundary of
close numbered 4568 and in a straight line in continuation thereof to a point
in the middle of the unnamed brook or stream which rises in close numbered
8414 and flows generally southeastwards to meet Prenton Brook at the
northeastern corner of close numbered 8763 and continuing thence
northwestwards along the middle of the said brook or stream to the point at
the northeastern corner of close numbered 8414 where it is crossed by the
middle of an unnamed footpath leading westwards to Barnston Road and
continuing thence westwards along the middle of the said footpath and in a
straight line in continuation thereof to the middle of Barnston Road thence
northwestwards along the middle of Barnston Road to a point opposite the
middle of the northeastern end of Thingwall Road thence southwestwards
along the middle of Thingwall Road to a point in the middle of the culvert
which carries Arrowe Brook under Thingwall Road and continuing thence
generally southwestwards along the middle of Arrowe Brook to the point where
it is crossed by the middle of an unnamed footpath which leads through close
numbered 4736 towards Antons Road and continuing thence first eastwards, then
southeastwards along the middle of the last mentioned footpath to the eastern
boundary of close numbered 4736 thence southwards along the last mentioned
boundary to the boundary which divides the parish of Woodchurch from the
parish of Barnston".
