1911 April 1— Created from the whole of
Netherpool (pop. 15 in 1911), Overpool
(pop. 93 in 1911) and Whitby (pop. 10145 in 1911)
1950 April 1 — Gained the whole of Childer
Thornton (884 acres, pop. 949 in 1931), Great Stanney
(1251 acres, pop. 644 in 1931),
Great Sutton (1151 acres, pop. 662 in 1931), Hooton
(462 acres, pop. 0 in 1931),
Ince (2042 acres, pop. 277 in 1931) and Little Sutton
(1156 acres, pop. 2258 in 1931)
1963 April 1 — Gained part of Little Stanney
(under 1 hectare, pop. 0 in 1961), and lost part to Little Stanney
(under 1 hectare, pop. 0 in 1961)
1967 April 1 — Gained part of Little Stanney
(135 hectares, pop. 36 in 1961)
1987 April 1 — Lost part to
Ince (145 hectares, pop. 224 in 1987)
Churches and Chapels
Eastham: St. Mary (Church of
England). The ancient parish church for the townships of Netherpool and Overpool, and
the greater part (963 acres, pop. 920 in 1871) of the
township of Whitby.
Stoak: St. Lawrence (Church of England). The ancient parish
church for the smaller part (269 acres, pop. 164 in 1871) of the township of Whitby.
Ellesmere Port: Christ Church (Church of England). Built in 1844 as a chapel to
Eastham: St. Mary, becoming the district church for Netherpool, Overpool, and
part of Whitby in 1871.
Whitby: St. Thomas & All Saints (Church of England). Built in 1909 as a chapel to
Ellesmere Port: Christ Church. Closed in 1996.
Whitby: St. Francis (Church of England). Founded in 1937 as a chapel to
Ellesmere Port: Christ Church. Whitby, St.
Thomas, becoming a district church in 1996.
Stanney Grange: St. Andrew (Church of England).
Built in 1971 as a chapel to Christ Church, run jointly with the Methodist
Church until 1974.
Ellesmere Port, Methodist Chapel (Primitive). Built in 1872 in Upper
Mersey Street. Rebuilt in 1900 in Queen Street. Closed in 1968. Registers of marriages
1909-1960 are at the Cheshire Record Office.
Whitby, Methodist Chapel (Primitive). Built in 1873, rebuilt in 1968.
Registers 1873-1932 are at the Cheshire Record Office.
Ellesmere Port, Methodist (Pooltown) Chapel (Primitive). Built in 1901
in Rivacre Road, rebuilt in 1955 in Rossmore Road West. Registers of baptisms
1932-47 are at the Cheshire Record Office.
Ellesmere Port, Methodist (Trinity) Chapel. Built in 1906 in King Street,
rebuilt in 1914 in Whitby Road. Registers of baptisms 1907-1947 are at the Cheshire
Record Office.
Ellesmere Port, Methodist Chapel (Primitive), Heathfield Road. Built
in 1909, closed in 1963. Registers of baptisms 1909-37 are at the Cheshire Record
Office.
Ellesmere Port, Westminster Methodist Chapel. Founded in 1967.
Ellesmere Port, United Reformed Church (Independent/Congregational),
Chester Road. Founded in 1926.
Ellesmere Port, United Reformed Church (Independent/Congregational),
Grace Road. Built in 1927, closed in 1983. Records of baptisms 1952-1981, marriages
1952-1981 and burials 1951-1984 are at the Cheshire Record Office.
