HIGHER WHITLEY
- Higher Whitley (or Whitley Superior) was a township in Great Budworth
ancient parish, Bucklow hundred (SJ 6280), which became a civil parish in 1866.
- In 1936 the whole of Higher Whitley was added to
Whitley civil parish.
- Including the hamlets of Grimsditch, Higher Whitley and Norcott Brook
- The population was 283 in 1801, 322 in 1851, and 323 in 1901.
Boundary Changes
- 1936 April 1 — Abolished and incorporated into
Whitley (1020 acres, pop. 339 in 1931)
Churches and Chapels
- Great Budworth: St. Mary & All Saints (Church
of England). The ancient parish church for the township of Higher Whitley.
- Lower Whitley: St. Luke (Church of England). A chapelry in Great Budworth parish
from 1777, becoming the district church for Higher Whitley in 1834.
- Higher Whitley, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan).
Local Government Districts
-
Runcorn Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
-
Runcorn Rural District (1894-1936)
After 1936 see
Whitley.
Electoral Districts
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North Cheshire (1832-67)
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Mid Cheshire (1868-85)
-
Knutsford (1885-1936)
After 1936 see
Whitley.
Poor Law Unions
Registration Districts
After 1936 see
Whitley.
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