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"WHARTON, a township in the parish of DAVENHAM, hundred of NORTHWICH, county palatine of CHESTER, 2½ miles (W. N. W.) from Middlewich, containing 853 inhabitants." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England  (1831) ©Mel Lockie]

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  • Wharton was a township in Davenham ancient parish, Northwich hundred (SJ 6666), which became a civil parish in 1866.
  • The civil parish was abolished in 1936 to become parts of Winsford and Bostock.

  • It includes the hamlets of Donefields, Gravel Hill, Rilshaw and Winsford.
  • The population was 753 in 1801, 1775 in 1851, and 3319 in 1901.

For the period after 1936, see Winsford and Bostock.

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Cemeteries

  • Wharton Cemetery, Crook Lane. Opened 1900.
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Civil Registration

  • Northwich (1837-1936)
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Court Records

  • Northwich (1828-1902)
  • Eddisbury (1902-06)
  • Winsford (1906-36)
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Description & Travel

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

  • 1936 April 1 — Abolished and divided between Bostock (16 acres, pop. 20 in 1931) and Winsford (1236 acres, pop. 3672 in 1931)
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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SJ662667 (Lat/Lon: 53.196299, -2.507389), Wharton which are provided by:

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Politics & Government

  • Winsford Urban Sanitary District (1875-94)
  • Winsford Urban District (1894-1936)
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Northwich
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Voting Registers

  • South Cheshire (1832-67)
  • Mid Cheshire (1868-85)
  • Northwich (1885-1936)