Difference between revisions of "Broxton Hundred"
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*[[Backford]] (Caughall)<sup>*</sup> | *[[Backford]] (Caughall)<sup>*</sup> | ||
| − | *[[Bunbury]] (Burwardsley)<sup>†</sup> | + | *[[Bunbury]] (Burwardsley)<sup>†</sup> |
| − | *[[Chester]] Holy Trinity (except [[Blacon]])<sup>‡</sup>, St Oswald (except Croughton<sup>‡</sup> and Iddinshall<sup>§</sup>), St | + | *[[Chester Cathedral|Cathedral Precincts]] (ex. par.) |
| + | *[[Chester]] Holy Trinity (except [[Blacon]])<sup>‡</sup>, St Bridget, St John the Baptist, St Martin, St Mary (except Little Mollington)<sup>‡</sup>, St Olave, St Oswald (except Croughton<sup>‡</sup> and Iddinshall<sup>§</sup>), St Peter | ||
| + | *[[Chester Castle]] (ex. par.) | ||
*[[Christleton]] | *[[Christleton]] | ||
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*[[Shocklach]] | *[[Shocklach]] | ||
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*[[Tarvin]] (Foulk Stapleford)<sup>†</sup> | *[[Tarvin]] (Foulk Stapleford)<sup>†</sup> | ||
*[[Tattenhall]] | *[[Tattenhall]] | ||
Revision as of 14:13, 11 December 2019
Broxton Hundred is one of the hundreds of Cheshire, located in the west of the county, adjacent to the borders with Denbighshire, Flintshire and Shropshire. It is bounded to the north by Wirral Hundred; to the north-east by Eddisbury hundred; to the south-east by Nantwich Hundred; to the south by Shropshire; and to the west by Denbighshire and Flintshire. Including the city of Chester, it had a population of 91,039 in 2011.
It comprises the following ancient parishes:
- Aldford
- Backford (Caughall)*
- Bunbury (Burwardsley)†
- Cathedral Precincts (ex. par.)
- Chester Holy Trinity (except Blacon)‡, St Bridget, St John the Baptist, St Martin, St Mary (except Little Mollington)‡, St Olave, St Oswald (except Croughton‡ and Iddinshall§), St Peter
- Chester Castle (ex. par.)
- Christleton
- Coddington
- Doddleston (except Higher Kinnerton)†
- Eccleston
- Farndon
- Guilden Sutton
- Handley
- Malpas (except Iscoed)‖
- Plemstall (except Bridge Trafford)§
- Pulford
- Shocklach
- Spital Boughton (ex. par.)
- Tarvin (Foulk Stapleford)†
- Tattenhall
- Tilston
- Waverton
*: Remainder in Wirral Hundred.
†: Remainder in Eddisbury Hundred.
‡: In Wirral Hundred.
§: In Eddisbury Hundred.
‖: In Flintshire.
Additionally part of Threapwood lies in Broxton Hundred. The rest is in Maylor Hundred, Flintshire.
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Broxton (including Chester) • Bucklow • Eddisbury • Macclesfield • Nantwich • Northwich • Wirral |
