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| − | The '''Wirral Hundred''' is one of the [[hundred]]s of [[Cheshire]], located in the north-west of the county. It is named after the [[Wirral]] peninsula which forms the majority of its area. It is bounded to the east by the [[River Mersey|Mersey estuary]]; to the west by the [[River Dee|Dee estuary]]; to the south-west by [[Flintshire]]; to the south by [[Broxton Hundred]]; and to the south-east by [[Eddisbury Hundred]]. | + | The '''Wirral Hundred''' is one of the [[hundred]]s of [[Cheshire]], located in the north-west of the county. It is named after the [[Wirral]] peninsula which forms the majority of its area. It is bounded to the east by the [[River Mersey|Mersey estuary]]; to the west by the [[River Dee|Dee estuary]]; to the south-west by [[Flintshire]]; to the south by [[Broxton Hundred]]; and to the south-east by [[Eddisbury Hundred]]. It is the second-most populous of the hundreds, after Macclesfield Hundred, with a population of 418,379 in 2011. |
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*[[Birkenhead]] | *[[Birkenhead]] | ||
*[[Bromborough]] | *[[Bromborough]] | ||
| − | *[[Burton, | + | *[[Burton, Wirral|Burton]] |
*[[Chester]] Holy Trinity (Blacon cum Crabhall township)<sup>*</sup> | *[[Chester]] Holy Trinity (Blacon cum Crabhall township)<sup>*</sup> | ||
*[[Eastham]] | *[[Eastham]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:14, 4 June 2019
The Wirral Hundred is one of the hundreds of Cheshire, located in the north-west of the county. It is named after the Wirral peninsula which forms the majority of its area. It is bounded to the east by the Mersey estuary; to the west by the Dee estuary; to the south-west by Flintshire; to the south by Broxton Hundred; and to the south-east by Eddisbury Hundred. It is the second-most populous of the hundreds, after Macclesfield Hundred, with a population of 418,379 in 2011.
It comprises the following ancient parishes:
- Backford
- Bebington
- Bidston
- Birkenhead
- Bromborough
- Burton
- Chester Holy Trinity (Blacon cum Crabhall township)*
- Eastham
- Great Stanney (ex. par.)
- Heswall
- Neston
- Stanlow (ex. par.)
- Shotwick
- Shotwick Park (ex. par.)
- Stoke
- Thurstaston
- Upon
- Wallasey
- West Kirby
- Woodchurch
*: Remainder in Chester (Broxton Hund.)
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Broxton (including Chester) • Bucklow • Eddisbury • Macclesfield • Nantwich • Northwich • Wirral |
