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Cheshire Towns & Parishes

HOYLAKE CUM WEST KIRBY

• Hoylake cum West Kirby is a civil parish (SJ 2188) created in 1894 by uniting part of Grange with the whole of Great Meols, Hoose, Little Meols and West Kirby.
• Since 1974 it has been an unparished area in the county of Merseyside.
• The population was 10911 in 1901, and 17892 in 1951.

Boundary Changes

• 1894 — Created from part of Grange (pop. 17 in 1901), and the whole of Great Meols (pop. 821 in 1901), Hoose (pop. 2701 in 1901), Little Meols (pop. 2830 in 1901) and West Kirby (pop. 4542 in 1901)
• 1915 April 1 — Gained parts of Grange (53 acres, pop. 0 in 1921) and Saughall Massie (49 acres, pop. 25 in 1921), and lost parts to Moreton (near Wallasey) (102 acres, pop. 132 in 1921) and Saughall Massie (60 acres, pop. 95 in 1921)

For the period before 1894,see Grange, Great Meols, Hoose, Little Meols and West Kirby.

Churches and Chapels

• West Kirby: St. Bridget (Church of England). The ancient parish church for the townships of Grange, Great Meols, Hoose, Little Meols and West Kirby
• Hoylake: Holy Trinity. Built in 1834 as a chapel to West Kirby: St. Bridget, becoming the district church for Great Meols, Hoose, and Little Meols, and parts of the townships of Grange and Newton cum Larton in 1860.
• Frankby: St. John the Divine (Church of England). The district church for part of Grange from 1861.
• West Kirby: St. Andrew (Church of England). Founded in 1891 as a chapel to St. Bridget, becoming a district church in 1920.
• Hoylake: St. Hildeburgh (Church of England). Built in 1899 as a chapel to Holy Trinity.
• Great Meols: St. John the Baptist (Church of England). Founded by 1907 as a chapel to Hoylake: Holy Trinity, becoming a district church in 1937.
• West Kirby: St. Paul (Church of England). Chapel at the Royal Air Force station (attached to Frankby: St. John the Divine).
• Leasowe: St. Chad (Church of England). The district church for part of Hoylake from 1957.
• Newton: St. Michael & All Angels (Church of England). Built ca.1963 as a chapel to West Kirby: St. Bridget. A district church from 1974.
• West Kirby, St. Agnes, Darmands Green (Roman Catholic). Founded in 1897
• Hoylake, St. Catherie & St. Martina (Roman Catholic), Birkenhead Road. Founded in 1928.
• West Kirby, Methodist Chapel (Primitive), Eaton Road. Built in 1880, closed in 1963.
• Hoylake, Methodist (St. Luke's) Chapel (Wesleyan). Founded in 1884 in Market Street, moved 1898 to Alderley Road. The present chapel was opened in 1906. Registers of baptisms 1884-1948 are at the Cheshire Record Office.
• Hoose, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan). Built in 1886.
• Hoylake, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan). Built in 1905.
• Newton, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan). Built in 1914, closed in 1972.
• Hoylake, Presbyterian Church, Station Road. Built in 1874, rebuilt in 1906, closed in 1987.
• West Kirby, Presbyterian Church, Meols Drive. Founded in 1890.
• West Kirby, Presbyterian Church (Welsh), Grange Road. Founded in 1892.
• Great Meols, Presbyterian Church, Alderley Road. Built in 1905.
• Hoylake, Friends' Meeting House (Quakers). Founded in 1898.
• West Kirby, Unitarian (Free) Chapel. Built in 1910 in Grange Road, rebuilt in 1928 in Brookfield Gardens. Registers of marriages 1938-1950 and baptisms 1950-1953 are at the Cheshire Record Office.
• Hoylake, United Reformed Church (Independent/Congregational). Built in 1906.

Local Government Districts

• West Kirby & Hoylake Urban District (1894-97)
• Hoylake and West Kirby Urban District (1897-1933)
• Hoylake Urban District (1933-74)
• Wirral Metropolitan Borough (1974+)

Electoral Districts

• Wirral (1894-1974)

Petty Sessional Divisions

• Wirral (1894+)

Poor Law Unions

• Wirral (1894-1930)

Registration Districts

• Wirral (1894-1974)
• Birkenhead (1974-98)
• Wirral (1998+)

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