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Cheshire Towns & Parishes

NEWTON BY CHESTER

• Newton by Chester was a township in St. Oswald's ancient parish, Broxton hundred (SJ 4168), which became a civil parish in 1866.
• The civil parish was abolished in 1936 to become parts of Chester and Hoole.
• It includes the hamlet of Flookersbrook.
• The population was 141 in 1801, 245 in 1851 and 1268 in 1901.

For the period after 1936, see Chester and Hoole.

Boundary Changes

• 1936 April 1 — Abolished and divided between Chester (153 acres, pop. 2134 in 1931) and Hoole (288 acres, pop. 447 in 1931)

Churches and Chapels

• Chester: St. Oswald (Church of England). The ancient parish church for the township of Newton by Chester.
• Chester: Christ Church (Church of England). The district church for Newton by Chester from 1843 to 1872.
• Hoole: All Saints (Church of England). Built in 1867 as a chapel to Chester: Christ Church, becoming the district church for Newton by Chester in 1872.
• Newton, Swedenburgian Church, Dicksons Drive.

Local Government Districts

• Chester Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
• Chester Rural District (1894-1936)

Electoral Districts

• South Cheshire (1832-67)
• West Cheshire (1868-85)
• Eddisbury (1885-1915)
• Chester (1918-36)

Petty Sessional Divisions

• Broxton (1828-71)
• Chester Castle (1871-1936)

Poor Law Unions

• Great Boughton (1837-71)
• Chester (1871-1930)

Registration Districts

• Great Boughton (1837-69)
• Chester (1870-1936)

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