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Rushton

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"RUSHTON, a township in the parish of TARPORLEY, first division of the hundred of EDDISBURY, county palatine of CHESTER, 2½ miles (E. N. E.) from Tarporley, containing 315 inhabitants." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England  (1831) ©Mel Lockie]

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  • Rushton was a township in Tarporley ancient parish, Eddisbury hundred (SJ 5763), which became a civil parish in 1866.
  • It includes the hamlets of Arderne, Brown Hills, Cotebrook (part), Ox Heys and Towns Green.
  • The population was 274 in 1801, 349 in 1851, 333 in 1901, 415 in 1951, and 419 in 2001.
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Civil Registration

  • Nantwich (1837-92)
  • Chester (1892-1937)
  • Northwich (1937-74)
  • Vale Royal (1974-98)
  • Cheshire Central (1998-2007)
  • Cheshire (2007-09)
  • Cheshire West & Chester (2009+)
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Court Records

  • Eddisbury (1828-1974)
  • Vale Royal (1974-2012)
  • West Cheshire (2012+)
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Description & Travel

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Historical Geography

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Maps

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Politics & Government

  • Tarporley Urban Sanitary District (1875-94)
  • Tarporley Urban District (1894-1936)
  • Northwich Rural District (1936-74)
  • Vale Royal (1974-2009)
  • Cheshire West & Chester (2009+)
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Nantwich (1837-92)
  • Tarvin (1892-1930)
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Voting Registers

  • South Cheshire (1832-67)
  • West Cheshire (1868-85)
  • Eddisbury (1885-1948)
  • Northwich (1949-74)