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Little Sutton

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"SUTTON (LITTLE), a township in the parish of EASTHAM, higher division of the hundred of WIRRALL, county palatine of CHESTER, 7¾ miles (N.N.W) from Chester, containing 329 inhabitants." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England  (1831) ©Mel Lockie]

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  • Little Sutton was a township in Eastham ancient parish, Wirral hundred (SJ 3676), which became a civil parish in 1866.
  • The civil parish was abolished in 1950 to become part of Ellesmere Port.
  • It included the hamlets of Gorsthill and Woodhey.
  • The population was 166 in 1801, 432 in 1851, and 1109 in 1901.
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Civil Registration

  • Wirral (1837-1950)
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Court Records

  • Wirral (1828-1933)
  • Chester Castle (1933-50)
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Description & Travel

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

  • 1933 April 1 — Gained part of Willaston (near Neston) (32 acres, pop. 0 in 1931), and lost part to Ledsham (6 acres, pop. 0 in 1931)
  • 1950 April 1 — Abolished and incorporated into Ellesmere Port (1156 acres, pop. 2258 in 1931)
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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SJ371770 (Lat/Lon: 53.286219, -2.944958), Little Sutton which are provided by:

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Politics & Government

  • Wirral Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
  • Wirral Rural District (1894-1933)
  • Ellesmere Port Urban District (1933-50).
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Wirral
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Voting Registers

  • South Cheshire (1832-67)
  • West Cheshire (1868-85)
  • Wirral (1885-1950)