Cheshire Towns & Parishes : Dutton

DUTTON

Dutton was a township in the ancient parishes of Great Budworth and Runcorn, Bucklow hundred (SJ 5878), which became a civil parish in 1866.
In 1936 it was extended to include the whole of Bartington.
In 1967 part of Dutton village was transferred to Runcorn civil parish.
It includes the hamlets of Done's Green and Tunnel Top (part).
The population was 301 in 1801, 337 in 1851, 426 in 1901, and 516 in 1951.

1898 April 1 — Gained part of Bartington (pop. 0 in 1901)
1936 April 1 — Gained part of Acton (near Weaverham) (82 acres, pop. 28 in 1931) and the whole of Bartington (312 acres, pop. 64 in 1931)
1967 April 1 — Lost part to Runcorn (4 hectares, pop. 40 in 1961)

Great Budworth: St. Mary & All Saints (Church of England). The ancient parish church for the greater part (1620 acres) of the township of Dutton.
Runcorn: All Saints (Church of England). The ancient parish church for the smaller part (471 acres) of the township of Dutton.
Little Leigh: St. Michael & All Angels (Church of England). A chapel to Great Budworth: St. Mary & All Saints, and the district church for the part of Dutton in that parish from 1833.
Aston by Sutton: St. Peter.(Church of England). An ancient chapel to Runcorn: All Saints, and the district church for the small part of township of Dutton in that parish from 1861.

For churches and chapels in the area added in 1936, see also Acton (near Weaverham) and Bartington.

Runcorn (1837-1974)
Vale Royal (1974-98)
Cheshire Central (1998-2007)
Cheshire (2007-09)
Cheshire West & Chester (2009+)