WIGLAND
- Wigland was a township in Malpas ancient parish, Broxton hundred (SJ
4944), which became a civil parish in 1866.
- It includes the hamlet of Higher Wych (part).
- The population was 160 in 1801, 203 in 1851, 142 in 1901, and 109 in 1951.
Churches and Chapels
- Malpas: St. Oswald (Church of England). The ancient parish
church for the township of Wigland.
- Wigland, Methodist Chapel (Primitive).
Local Government Districts
- Whitchurch Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
- Malpas Rural District (1894-1936), Tarvin Rural District (1894-74)
- Chester (1974-2009)
- Cheshire West & Chester (2009+)
Electoral Districts
- South Cheshire (1832-67)
- West Cheshire (1868-85)
- Eddisbury (1885-1948)
- Northwich (1949-54)
- Northwich (1955-74)
Petty Sessional Divisions
- Broxton (1828-1974)
- Chester (1974-2001)
- Chester, Ellesmere Port & Neston (2001-12)
- West Cheshire (2012+)
Poor Law Unions
- Wrexham (1837-53)
- Whitchurch (1853-1930)
Registration Districts
- Wrexham (1837-53)
- Whitchurch (1853-1937)
- West Cheshire (1937-74)
- Chester & Ellesmere Port (1974-98)
- Cheshire West (1998-2007)
- Cheshire (2007-09)
- Cheshire West & Chester (2009+)
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