Founded in 1732 as a chapelry in the parish of Runcorn: All Saints,
serving the townships of Clifton, Halton, Norton and Stockham, which became a
district church. In 1860. The boundaries of "The District Chapelry of Halton" were described in the London Gazette
on 16 May 1860:
"All those portions of the parish of Runcorn, in the county and diocese of
Chester, which are comprised within the townships of Clifton, Norton, and
Stockham. And also all that portion of the township of Halton, in the same
parish, which is not included within the particular district of the Holy
Trinity, Runcorn."
The district was affected by the following boundary changes:
1960 May 20 — enlarged when the following area was transferred from Runcorn: All Saints:
"All that detached part of the parish of Runcorn, All Saints, which lies within
the boundaries of the parish of Halton".
1960 May 20 — enlarged when the following area was transferred from Runcorn: Holy Trinity:
"All that part of the parish of Holy Trinity, Runcorn, which lies east of an
imaginary line commencing at a point on the boundary which divides the parish of
Halton from the parish of Holy Trinity, Runcorn, 3½
chains west df the point where the last mentioned boundary meets the middle olf
Latham Avenue and proceeding thence in a straight line due northwards to a point
in the middle of Latham Avenue, thence northeastwards in a straight line to tihe
boundary which divides the parish of Holy Trinity, Runcom from the parish of
Halton at the point where the last mentioned boundary turns from a westerly
direction tto a northeasterly direction".
1960 May 20 — reduced when the following area was transferred to
Runcorn: Holy Trinity: "All that part
of the parish of Halton which is bounded on the north by the parish of Holy
Trinity, Runcorn, and on the remaining sides by an imaginary line commencing at
a point on the boundary which divides the parish of Holy Trinity, Runcorn, from
the parish of Halton at the northwestern corner of close numbered 9 (on the map)
and proceeding thence southwards along the western boundary of the last
mentioned close to ithe point where it meets the northern boundary olf dose
numbered 10, thence first westwards then northwestwards along the last mentioned
boundary to the boundary which divides the parish of Halton from the parish of
Holy Trinity. Runcorn".
1960 May 20 — enlarged when the following areas were transferred
from Runcorn: St. Michael & All Angels
and Runcorn: Holy Trinity: "All those
two contiguous parts of the parishes of Saint Michael and All Angels, Runcorn,
and Holy Trinity, Runcorn, which, taken together, are bounded on the east by the
parish of Halton and on the remaining sides by an imaginary line commencing at a
point on the boundary which divides the parish of Saint Michael and All Angels,
Runcorn, from the parish of Halton in the middle of the Ditton and Runcorn
branch railway line of British Railways (London Midland Region) and proceeding
thence northwestwards along the middle of the said railway line to a point in
the middle of the bridge which carries Heath Road over the said railway line,
thence northeastwards along the middle of Heath Road to a point opposite the
middle of line western end of Boston Avenue, thence eastwards in a straight line
across close numbered 72 (on the map) to the boundary which divides the parish
of Holy Trinity, Runcorn from the parish of Halton at the point where the last
mentioned boundary meets the northwestern boundary of close numbered 10".
1960 May 20 — reduced when the following area was transferred to Weston by Runcorn: St. John the Evangelist:
"All that part of the parish olf Halton which lies to the south and southwest of
an imaginary line commencing at a point on the boundary which divides the
parish of 'Saint Michael and All Angels, Runcorn, from the parish of Halton in
the middle of the Ditton and Runcorn branch railway line of British Railways
(London Midland Region) and proceeding thence southeastwards along ithe middle
of the said railway line to a point in the middle of its junction with the
Frodsham branch railway line of British Railways (London Midland Region), thence
southeastwards along the middle of the last mentioned railway line to the
boundary which divides the parish of Halton from ithe parish of Aston".
1963 May 30 — reduced when part of the civil parish of Runcorn was
transferred to Grange: St. Andrew.
