MALPAS
- Malpas was a township in Malpas Parish, Broxton Hundred (SJ 4846),
which became a civil parish in 1866.
- Including the hamlets of Bawbrook, Cross o'th'Hill, Ebnal, The Moss and Oathills.
- The population was 906 in 1801, 1054 in 1851, 1139 in 1901, and 1219 in 1951.
CHURCHES AND CHAPELS
- Malpas, St. Oswald (C of E). An ancient parish church, originally serving the townships of Agden (near Malpas), Bickerton, Bickley, Bradley, Broxton, Bulkeley,
Chidlow, Cholmondeley, Chorlton (near Malpas), Cuddington (near
Malpas), Duckington, Edge, Egerton, Hampton, Larkton, Macefen, Malpas, Newton by Malpas, Oldcastle, Overton, Stockton, Tushingham with Grindley, Wigland and Wychough in Cheshire, and Iscoyd in Flintshire. Registers of Baptisms 1561–1948, Marriages 1561–1987 and Burials 1561–1905 have been deposited at the Cheshire Record Office.
- Malpas, St. Joseph (Roman Catholic). Opened 1946.
- Malpas, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan), Wrexham Road/Cuddington Road. Built in 1894.
- Malpas, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan), Old Hall Street. Built in 1860, closed in 1968. Registers 1935–1968 are at the Cheshire Record Office.
- Malpas, United Reformed Church (Independent/Congregational), High Street. Built in 1815. Registers 1819–1837 are at the Cheshire Record Office.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICTS
- Whitchurch Rural Sanitary District (1875–94)
- Malpas Rural District (1894–1936), Tarvin Rural District (1894–74)
- Chester (1974–2009)
- Cheshire West and Chester (2009+)
CEMETERIES
- Malpas Cemetery. Opened 1873 (2.5 acres).
ELECTORAL DISTRICTS
- South Cheshire (1832–67)
- West Cheshire (1868–85)
- Eddisbury (1885–1948)
- Northwich (1949–54)
- Nantwich (1955–74)
POOR-LAW UNIONS
- Wrexham (1837–53)
- Whitchurch (1853–1930)
REGISTRATION DISTRICTS
- Wrexham (1837–53)
- Whitchurch (1853–1937)
- West Cheshire (1937–74)
- Chester and Ellesmere Port (1974–98)
- Cheshire West (1998+)
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