SOUND
- Sound was a township in the ancient parishes of Wrenbury and Acton, Nantwich hundred (SJ 6148), which became a civil parish
in 1866.
- It includes the hamlets of Newtown and Sound Heath.
- The population was 192 in 1801, 261 in 1851, 234 in 1901, and 237 in 1951.
Boundary Changes
Churches and Chapels
- Wrenbury: St. Margaret (Church of England).
The ancient parish church for the greater part (pop. 217 in 1871) of the township of Sound.
- Acton: St. Mary (Church of England). The ancient parish
church for the smaller part (pop. 86 in 1871) of the township of Sound.
- Sound, Methodist Chapel (Free). Built in 1838.
- Sound, Methodist Chapel (Primitive). Built in 1875.
Local Government Districts
- Nantwich Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
- Nantwich Rural District (1894-74)
- Crewe & Nantwich (1974-2009)
- Cheshire East (2009+)
Electoral Districts
- South Cheshire (1832-67)
- West Cheshire (1868-85)
- Eddisbury (1885-1948)
- Crewe (1949-54)
- Nantwich (1955-74)
Petty Sessional Divisions
- Nantwich (1828-1974)
- Crewe & Nantwich (1974-92)
- South Cheshire (1992+)
Poor Law Unions
Registration Districts
- Nantwich (1837-1937)
- Crewe (1937-74)
- Congleton & Crewe (1974-88)
- South Cheshire (1988-98)
- Cheshire Central (1998-2007)
- Cheshire (2007-09)
- Cheshire East (2009+)
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