Willaston was a township in Neston ancient parish, Wirral hundred (SJ
3377), which became a civil parish in 1866.
Since 1974 it has been an unparished area.
The population was 196 in 1801, 317 in 1851, 597 in 1901, and 1458 in 1951.
Boundary Changes
1933 April 1 — Gained part of Eastham (15
acres, pop. 12 in 1931), and lost parts to Childer Thornton
(28 acres, pop. 0 in 1931), Ledsham (60 acres, pop.
34 in 1931), Little Sutton (32 acres, pop. 0
in 1931), Puddington (65 acres, pop. 14 in 1931)
and Raby (60 acres, pop. 0 in 1931)
Willaston, Christ Church (Church of England). Founded in 1854 as a chapel to Neston:
St. Mary & St. Helen,
becoming the district church for Willaston in 1865.
Willaston, Methodist Chapel (Primitive). Built in 1889.
