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Little Neston

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"NESTON (LITTLE), a township in the parish of GREAT-NESTON, higher division of the hundred of WIRRALL, county palatine of CHESTER, 1 mile-(S.E-) from Great Neston, containing 316 inhabitants." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England  (1831) ©Mel Lockie]

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  • Little Neston was a township in Neston ancient parish, Wirral hundred (SJ 2976), which became a civil parish in 1866.
  • The civil parish was abolished in 1894 to become part of Neston cum Parkgate.
  • It included the hamlet of Windle Hill
  • The population was 254 in 1801, 511 in 1851, and 1225 in 1901.

For the period after 1894, see Neston cum Parkgate.

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Churches

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Civil Registration

  • Wirral (1837-94)
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Court Records

  • Wirral (1828-94)
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Description & Travel

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

  • 1883 March 25 — Lost detached parts Nos. 1 and 3 to Raby (66 acres, pop. 0 in 1891)
  • 1889 March 24 — Lost detached part No. 2 to Raby (213 acres, pop. 67 in 1891, including Raby Drive and Hargrave Hall)
  • 1894 September 30 — Abolished and incorporated into Neston cum Parkgate (pop. 1225 in 1901)
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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SJ290762 (Lat/Lon: 53.278005, -3.066257), Little Neston which are provided by:

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Politics & Government

  • Neston & Parkgate Urban Sanitary District (1875-94)
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Wirral (1836-94)
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Voting Registers

  • South Cheshire (1832-67)
  • West Cheshire (1868-85)
  • Wirral (1885-94)