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Newton by Frodsham

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"NEWTON-by-FRODSHAM, a township in the parish of FRODSHAM, second division of the hundred of EDDISBURY, county palatine of CHESTER, 2¼ miles (S. E. by S.) from Frodsham, containing 109 inhabit ants. There is a place of worship for the Society ot Friends." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England  (1831) ©Mel Lockie]

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  • Newton by Frodsham was a township in Frodsham ancient parish, Eddisbury hundred (SJ 5374), which became a civil parish in 1866.
  • In 1936 the civil parish was abolished to become part of Kingsley.
  • The population was 108 in 1801, 1067 in 1851, and 130 in 1901.

For the period after 1936, see Kingsley.

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Civil Registration

  • Runcorn (1837-1936)
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Court Records

  • Eddisbury (1828-1936)
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Description & Travel

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

  • 1936 April 1 — Abolished and incorporated into Kingsley (442 acres, pop. 421 in 1931)
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Maps

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Politics & Government

  • Runcorn Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
  • Runcorn Rural District (1894-1936)
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Runcorn
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Voting Registers

  • South Cheshire (1832-67)
  • West Cheshire (1868-85)
  • Eddisbury (1885-1936)