PUDDINGTON
- Puddington was a township in Burton ancient parish, Wirral hundred
(SJ 3174), which became a civil parish in 1866.
- It includes the hamlets of Badger's Rake (part), Benty Heys, Croxton Wood and
Two Mills (part).
- The population was 139 in 1801, 176 in 1851, 126 in 1901, and 410 in 1951.
Boundary Changes
Churches and Chapels
- Burton: St. Nicholas (Church of England). The ancient
parish church for the township of Puddington.
- Puddington: St. Mary (Roman Catholic).
Founded in 1757 at Puddington Hall.
- Puddington, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan). Founded in 1896.
Local Government Districts
- Wirral Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
- Wirral Rural District (1894-1933)
- Chester Rural District (1933-74)
- Chester (1974-2009)
- Cheshire West & Chester (2009+)
Electoral Districts
- South Cheshire (1832-67)
- West Cheshire (1868-85)
- Wirral (1885-1948)
- Chester (1949-74)
Petty Sessional Divisions
- Wirral (1828-1933)
- Chester Castle (1933-1974)
- Chester (1974-2001)
- Chester, Ellesmere Port & Neston (2001-12)
- West Cheshire (2012+)
Poor Law Unions
Registration Districts
- Wirral (1837-1937)
- West Cheshire (1937-74)
- Chester & Ellesmere Port (1974-98)
- Cheshire West (1998-2007)
- Cheshire (2007-09)
- Cheshire West & Chester (2009+)
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