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Cheshire Towns & Parishes

THELWALL

• Thelwall was a township in Runcorn ancient parish, Bucklow hundred (SJ 6587), which became a civil parish in 1866.
• In 1936 the civil parish was abolished to become part of Grappenhall.
• The population was 309 in 1801, 347 in 1851, and 481 in 1901.

For the period after 1936, see Grappenhall.

Boundary Changes

• 1884 March 25 — Lost Nos. 1 and 2 to Latchford (106 acres, pop. 0 in 1891, including Westy Barn Field and Old Warps)
• 1885 March 25 — Lost part to Woolston with Martinscroft, Lancashire (including Wilgreaves Farm)
• 1933 April 1 — Lost part to Woolston, Lancashire (165 acres, pop. 3 in 1931)
• 1936 April 1 — Abolished and incorporated into Grappenhall (1108 acres, pop. 506 in 1931)

Churches and Chapels

• Runcorn: All Saints (Church of England). The ancient parish church for the township of Thelwall.
• Thelwall: All Saints (Church of England). Founded in 1737 as a chapel tof Runcorn: All Saints, which became the district church for the most of township of Thelwall in 1870.
• Latchford: St. James the Great (Church of England). The district church for part of Thelwall from 1866

Local Government Districts

• Warrington Municipal Borough (partly, 1847-84) *
• Warrington Rural Sanitary District (partly, 1875-84 ; wholly, 1884-94)
• Warrington Rural District (1894-96)
• Runcorn Rural District (1896-1936)

* The two detached parts in Warrington Municipal Borough (1847-84) were added to Latchford in 1884.

Electoral Districts

• North Cheshire (1832-67)
• Mid Cheshire (1868-85)
• Altrincham (1885-1915)

• Knutsford (1918-36)

Petty Sessional Divisions

• Bucklow (wholly, 1828-47 ; partly, 1847-74)
• Warrington (Borough) (partly, 1847-84) *
• Altrincham (partly, 1874-84 ; wholly, 1884-1936)

* The two detached parts in Warrington (Borough) (1847-84) were added to Latchford in 1884.

Poor Law Unions

• Runcorn (1836-45)
• Warrington (1845-96)
• Runcorn (1896-1930)

Registration Districts

• Runcorn (1837-45)
• Warrington (1845-96)
• Runcorn (1896-1936)

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