Cheshire Towns & Parishes : Lower Bebington

LOWER BEBINGTON

Lower Bebington was a township in Bebington ancient parish, Wirral hundred (SJ 3384), which became a civil parish in 1866.
In 1922 the civil parish was abolished to become part of Bebington & Bromborough.
It included the hamlets of New Ferry, Port Sunlight, Spittle Heath, Trafalgar, and part of Woodhey.
The population was 263 in 1801, 1492 in 1851, and 8398 in 1901.

For the period after 1922, see Bebington & Bromborough.

1898 March 31 — Lost part to Birkenhead (pop. 0 in 1901)
1911 April 1 — Gained part of Bromborough (pop. 0 in 1911), and lost part to Bromborough (pop. 0 in 1911)
1922 April 1 — Abolished and incorporated into Bebington & Bromborough (1058 acres, pop. 14687 in 1921)

Bebington: St. Andrew (Church of England). The ancient parish church for the township of Lower Bebington.
New Ferry: St. Mark the Evangelist (Church of England). New Chester Road. Founded in 1866 as a chapel to Bebington: St. Andrew, becoming a district church for part of Lower Bebington in 1888.
New Ferry, St. John the Evangelist (Roman Catholic), Bebington Road. Founded in 1902.
Lower Bebington, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan), Bromborough Road. Built in 1895, rebuilt in 1928.