LEDSHAM
- Ledsham was a township in Neston ancient parish, Wirral hundred (SJ
3574), which became a civil parish in 1866.
- It includes the hamlets of Badger's Rake (part) and Two Mills (part).
- The population was 56 in 1801, 94 in 1851, 82 in 1901, and 116 in 1951.
Boundary Changes
- 1933 April 1 — Gained parts of Little Sutton
(6 acres, pop. 0 in 1931) and
Willaston (60 acres, pop. 34 in 1931)
Churches and Chapels
- Neston: St. Mary & St. Helen (Church of England). The ancient
parish church for the township of Ledsham.
- Capenhurst: Holy Trinity (Church of England). The
district church for Ledsham from 1859.
- Ledsham, Welsh Presbyterian Chapel (formerly Calvinistic Methodist).
Local Government Districts
- Wirral Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
- Wirral Rural District (1894-1933)
- Chester Rural District (1933-74)
- Chester (1974-2009)
- Cheshire West & Chester (2009+)
Electoral Districts
- South Cheshire (1832-67)
- West Cheshire (1868-85)
- Wirral (1885-1948)
- Chester (1949-74)
Petty Sessional Divisions
- Wirral (1828-1933)
-
Chester Castle (1933-74)
- Chester (1974-2001)
- Chester, Ellesmere Port & Neston (2001-12)
- West Cheshire (2012+)
Poor Law Unions
Registration Districts
- Wirral (1837-1937)
- West Cheshire (1937-74)
- Chester & Ellesmere Port (1974-98)
- Cheshire West (1998-2007)
- Cheshire (2007-09)
- Cheshire West & Chester (2009+)
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