POULTON CUM SPITAL
- Poulton cum Spital was a township in Bebington Parish, Wirral Hundred (SJ 3382),
which became a civil parish in 1866.
- In 1895 part of Poulton cum Spital was added to Bromborough
civil parish.
- Since 1974 Poulton cum Spital has been part of the county of Merseyside.
- Including the hamlets of Clatterbridge (part), Poulton Lancelyn and Spital.
- The population was 87 in 1801, 294 in 1851, 487 in 1901, and 1257 in 1951.
CHURCHES AND CHAPELS
- Bebington, St. Andrew (C of E). The ancient parish church for Poulton cum Spital.
- Poulton Lancelyn, Holy Trinity A chapel of ease to Bebington. Registers of Baptisms and Marriages from 1977 are still at the church (no burials).
LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICTS
- Wirral Rural Sanitary District (1875–94)
- Wirral Rural District
(1894–1933)
- Bebington Urban District (1933–74)
- Bebington Municipal Borough
(1937–74)
- Wirral Metropolitan Borough [Merseyside] (1974+)
ELECTORAL DISTRICTS
- South Cheshire (1832–67)
- West Cheshire (1868–85)
- Wirral (1885–1948)
- Bebington (1949–74)
POOR-LAW UNIONS
REGISTRATION DISTRICTS
- Wirral (1837–1974)
- Birkenhead (1974+)
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