IRBY
- Irby was a township in the ancient parishes of Woodchurch and
Thurstaston, Wirral hundred (SJ 2584), which became a civil parish
in 1866.
- Since 1974 it has been an unparished area in the county of Merseyside.
- The population was 96 in 1801, 180 in 1851, and 146 in 1901.
Boundary Changes
- 1933 April 1 — Gained part of Arrowe (267 acres,
pop. 20 in 1931)
Churches and Chapels
-
Woodchurch: Holy Cross (Church of England).
The ancient parish church for the greater part (583 acres, pop. 142 in 1871) of the township of
Irby.
- Thurstaston: St. Bartholomew (Church of England).
The ancient parish church for the smaller part (259 acres, pop. 9 in 1871) of the township of Irby.
- Irby, Methodist Chapel (Primitive).
Local Government Districts
- Wirral Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
- Wirral Rural District (1894-1933)
- Wirral Urban District (1933-74)
- Wirral Metropolitan Borough [Merseyside] (1974+)
Electoral Districts
- South Cheshire (1832-67)
- West Cheshire (1868-85)
- Wirral (1885-1974)
Petty Sessional Divisions
Poor Law Unions
Registration Districts
- Wirral (1837-1974)
- Birkenhead (1974-98)
- Wirral (1998+)
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