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Cheshire Towns & Parishes

HALTON

• Halton was a township and chapelry in Runcorn ancient parish, Bucklow hundred (SJ 5381), which became a civil parish in 1866.
• The civil parish was abolished in 1967 to become part of Runcorn.
• It included the hamlets of Astmoor, Brook Place, Castlefields, Grange, Halton Brook, Halton Lodge, Palace Fields (part) and Southgate (part).
• The population was 628 in 1801, 1570 in 1851, 1238 in 1901, and 1490 in 1951.

For the period after 1967, see Runcorn.

Boundary Changes

• 1883 March 25 — Gained a detached part of Runcorn (2 acres, pop. 0 in 1891)
• 1884 March 24 — Lost three detached parts to Runcorn (3 acres, pop. 400 in 1891)
• 1936 April 1 — Lost part to Runcorn (567 acres, pop. 674 in 1931)
• 1955 April 1 — Lost part to Runcorn (131 acres, pop. 0 in 1951)
• 1967 April 1 — Abolished and incorporated into Runcorn (462 hectares, pop. 1467 in 1961)

Churches and Chapels

• Runcorn: All Saints (Church of England). The ancient parish church for the township of Halton.
• Halton: St. Mary the Virgin (Church of England). Founded in 1732 as a chapel to Runcorn: All Saints, and the district church for most of Halton from 1860.
• Halton, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan). Founded in 1818, rebuilt in 1875.
• Halton, Methodist Chapel (Primitive). Built in 1882.

Local Government Districts

• Runcorn Urban Sanitary District (partly, 1875-84) *
• Runcorn Rural Sanitary District (partly, 1875-84 ; wholly, 1884-94)
• Runcorn Rural District (1894-1967)

* The portion of Halton in Runcorn Urban Sanitary District, comprising three detached parts, was added to Runcorn in 1884.

Cemeteries

• Halton Cemetery. Opened 1885 (1 acre).

Electoral Districts

• North Cheshire (1832-67)
• Mid Cheshire (1868-85)
• Northwich (1885-1948)
• Runcorn (1948-67)

Petty Sessional Divisions

• Bucklow (1828-39)
• Daresbury (1839-67)
• Runcorn (1867-1967)

Poor Law Unions

• Runcorn

Registration Districts

• Runcorn (1837-1967)

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