Little Stanney was a township in Stoak ancient parish, Wirral hundred
(SJ 4174), which became a civil parish in 1866.
The population was 203 in 1801, 177 in 1851, 145 in 1901, and 268 in 1951.
Boundary Changes
1963 April 1 — Gained parts of
Ellesmere Port (under 1 hectare, pop. 0 in
1961) and Thornton le Moors (under 1 hectare, pop. 0 in
1961), and lost parts to
Ellesmere Port (under 1 hectare, pop. 0 in
1961) and Thornton le Moors (1 hectare,
pop. 0 in 1961)
1967 April 1 — Lost part to
Ellesmere Port (135 hectares, pop. 36 in
1961)
Churches and Chapels
Stoak: St. Lawrence (Church of England). The ancient parish
church for the township of Little Stanney.
