WISTASTON
- Wistaston was a township and parish in Nantwich hundred (SJ 6853),
which became a civil parish in 1866.
- It includes the hamlets of Moorfields (part), Wells Green, West End, Wistaston
Green and Wood End.
- The population was 258 in 1801, 298 in 1851, 494 in 1901, and 2818 in 1951.
Boundary Changes
Churches and Chapels
- Wistaston: St. Mary the Virgin (Church of England).
The ancient parish church for the township of Wistaston.
- Crewe: St. Andrew
(Church of England). A district church for part of Wistaston from 1926.
- Wistaston, Methodist Chapel. Built in 1945, rebuilt in 1967.
Local Government Districts
- Nantwich Rural Sanitary District (wholly, 1875-1892 ; partly, 1892-94)
- Crewe Urban Sanitary District (partly, 1892-94) *
- Crewe Municipal Borough (partly, 1892-94) *
- Nantwich Rural District (1894-1974)
- Crewe & Nantwich (1974-2009)
- Cheshire East (2009+)
* The part in Crewe Municipal Borough and Crewe Urban Sanitary District
(1892-94) was added to the civil parish of
Monks Coppenhall in 1894.
Electoral Districts
- South Cheshire (1832-67)
- West Cheshire (1868-85)
- Crewe (1885-1954)
- Nantwich (1955-74)
Petty Sessional Divisions
- Nantwich (wholly, 1828-92 and 1894-1974 ; partly, 1892-94) *
- Crewe (Borough) (partly, 1892-94) *
- Crewe & Nantwich (1974-92)
- South Cheshire (1992+)
* The part in Crewe (Borough)
(1892-94) was added to the civil parish of
Monks Coppenhall in 1894.
Poor Law Unions
Registration Districts
- Nantwich (1837-1937)
- Crewe (1937-74)
- Congleton & Crewe (1974-88)
- South Cheshire (1988-98)
- Cheshire Central (1998-2007)
- Cheshire (2007-09)
- Cheshire East (2009+)
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