GREAT WARFORD
- Great Warford was a township in Alderley ancient parish, Macclesfield
hundred (SJ 8177), which became a civil parish in 1866.
- It includes the hamlets of Dean Green, Gatley Green, Monks Heath and Soss Moss.
- The population was 287 in 1801, 348 in 1851, 394 in 1901, and 1035 in 1951.
Boundary Changes
- 1936 April 1 — Lost part to Mobberley (102
acres, pop. 18 in 1931)
Churches and Chapels
- Alderley: St. Mary (Church of England). The ancient
parish church for the township of Great Warford.
- Great Warford, Baptist Chapel. Registers start in 1757.
- Great Warford, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan). Built in 1843, closed in
1963. Registers of baptisms 1859-1961 are at the Cheshire Record Office.
Local Government Districts
- Macclesfield Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
- Macclesfield Rural District (1894-1974)
- Macclesfield (1974-2009)
- Cheshire East (2009+)
Electoral Districts
- North Cheshire (1832-67)
- East Cheshire (1868-85)
- Knutsford (1885-1948)
- Macclesfield (1949-74)
Petty Sessional Divisions
- Prestbury (1828-1974)
- Macclesfield (1974+)
Poor Law Unions
Registration Districts
- Macclesfield (1837-1998)
- Cheshire East (1998-2007)
- Cheshire (2007-09)
- Cheshire East (2009+)
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