Cheshire Towns & Parishes : Haslington

HASLINGTON

Haslington was a township in Barthomley ancient parish, Nantwich hundred (SJ 7456), which became a civil parish in 1866.
In 1936 it was extended 1936 to include the hamlet of Wheelock Heath from Wheelock.
It includes the hamlets of Bradeley Fields, Clayhanger, Clay Lanes (part), Far Heath, Kents Green, Oakhanger, Radway Green (part) and Winterley.
The population was 677 in 1801, 1153 in 1851, 1791 in 1901, and 3223 in 1951.

1936 April 1 — Gained the hamlet of Wheelock Heath from Wheelock (128 acres, pop. 262 in 1931), and lost part to Monks Coppenhall (79 acres, pop. 13 in 1931)
1990 April 1 — Gained part of Crewe Green

Barthomley: St. Bertoline (Church of England). The ancient parish church for the township of Haslington.
Haslington: St. Matthew (Church of England). An ancient chapel to Barthomley: St. Bertroline, becoming the district church for Haslington in 1860.
Alsager: Christ Church (Church of England). The district church for part of Haslington from 1952.
Oakhanger: Chapel (Church of England). A chapel to Alsager, Christ Church.
Haslington, Baptist Union Chapel. Founded in 1884, the chapel was opened in 1887 and closed in 1971. Registers of marriages 1908-71 are at the Cheshire Record Office.
Haslington, Free Gospel Mission. Built in 1870.
Winterley, Methodist Chapel (Primitive). Built in 1834.
Haslington, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan). Built in 1909.
Haslington, United Reformed Church (Independent/Congregational). Built in 1810.

Nantwich (1837-1937) *
Crewe (1937-74)
Congleton & Crewe (1974-88)
South Cheshire (1988-98)
Cheshire Central (1998-2007)
Cheshire (2007-09)
Cheshire East (2009+)

* The part of the former civil parish of Wheelock, which was added to Haslington in 1936, remained in Congleton registration district until 1937.