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Cotton Abbotts

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"COTTON (ABBOT'S), a township in the parish of CHRISTLETON, lower division of the hundred of BROXTON, county palatine of CHESTER, 4 miles (E. by N.) from Chester, containing 17 inhabitants." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England  (1831) ©Mel Lockie]

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  • Cotton Abbotts was a township in Christleton ancient parish, Broxton hundred (SJ 4664), which became a civil parish in 1866.
  • The population was 21 in 1801, 17 in 1851, 12 in 1901, 8 in 1951, and 3 in 2001.
  • In 2015 the civil parish was abolished and incorporated into Waverton.
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Civil Registration

  • Great Boughton (1837-69)
  • Chester (1870-1937)
  • West Cheshire (1937-74)
  • Chester & Ellesmere Port (1974-98)
  • Cheshire West (1998-2007)
  • Cheshire (2007-09)
  • Cheshire West & Chester (2009-15)
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Court Records

  • Broxton (1828-1974)
  • Chester (1974-2001)
  • Chester, Ellesmere Port & Neston (2001-12)
  • West Cheshire (2012-15)
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Description & Travel

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

  • 1888 March 24 — Lost a detached part to Cotton Edmunds (21 acres, pop. 5 in 1891, including Stamford Mill Farm)
  • 2015 April 1 — Abolished and incorporated into Waverton.
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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SJ465649 (Lat/Lon: 53.178907, -2.802672), Cotton Abbotts which are provided by:

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Politics & Government

  • Tarvin Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
  • Tarvin Rural District (1894-1974)
  • Chester (1974-2009)
  • Cheshire West & Chester (2009-15)
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Great Boughton (1837-71)
  • Tarvin (1871-1930)
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Voting Registers

  • South Cheshire (1832-67)
  • West Cheshire (1868-85)
  • Eddisbury (1885-1948)
  • Northwich (1949-74)