Nantwich Hundred
The Nantwich Hundred is one of the hundreds of Cheshire, located in the south of the county. It is named after the town of Nantwich which it contains. It is bounded to the south by the Shropshire hundred of North Bradford; to the south-east by the Staffordshire hundred of Pirehill; to the north-east by Northwich Hundred; to the north-west by Eddisbury Hundred; and to the west by Broxton Hundred. It had a population of 129,836 in 2011.
It comprises the following ancient parishes:
- Acton
- Audlem
- Baddiley
- Barthomley (except Balterley township)*
- Church Minshull
- Copenhall
- Marbury
- Nantwich
- Sandbach (Betchton and Hassall townships)†
- Whitchurch (Wriswall township)‡
- Wistaston
- Wrenbury
- Wybunbury
*: In Staffordshire.
†: Remainder in Northwich Hundred.
‡: Remainder in Shropshire.
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Broxton (including Chester) • Bucklow • Eddisbury • Macclesfield • Nantwich • Northwich • Wirral |