Woodchurch

"WOODCHURCH, a parish in the hundred of Lower Wirrall, county Chester, 3½ miles S.W. of Birkenhead, and 7 N.W. of Great Neston. The parish comprises the townships of Arrow, Barnston, Irby, Landican, Noctorum, Pensby, Prenton, Thingwall, and Woodchurch. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Chester, value £829. The church of the Holy Cross contains four modern painted windows, and an old sculptured font. There are free, National, and Sunday schools. The charities produce about £65 per annum, of which £50 is the endowment of Greave's free school."

"ARROW, a township in the parish of Woodchurch, in the lower division of the hundred of Wirrall, in the county palatine of Chester, 3 miles from Birkenhead."

"BARNSTON, a township in the parish of Woodchurch, and hundred of Wirrall, in the county palatine of Chester, 4 miles to the N. of Great Neston. It is situated near the middle of the peninsular formed by the estuaries of the rivers Mersey and Dee."

"IRBY, a township in the parish of Woodchurch and Thurstaston, hundred of Wirrall, county Chester, 6½ miles S.W. of Birkenhead, and 5 N.W. of Parkgate. It formerly belonged to the Gleggs."

"LANDICAN, a township in the parish of Woodchurch, hundred of Wirrall, county Chester, 3 miles S.W. of Birkenhead, and 6 N. of Great Neston."

"NOCTORUM, a township in the parish of Woodchurch, lower division of the hundred of Wirrall, county Chester, 3 miles W. of the Birkenhead railway station, and 7 N. of Great Neaton."

"OXTON, a township in the parish of Woodchurch, lower division of the hundred of Wirrall, county Chester, 2 miles W. of Birkenhead, its post town, and 7 N.E. of Great Neston. It is an increasing and prosperous village. A great portion of the houses are inhabited by Liverpool merchants. The soil is of a sandy nature. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Chester, value £220, in the patronage of the Rector of Woodchurch. The church, dedicated to St. Saviour, is a modern stone edifice, with one bell. It contains two stained-glass windows. There is a National school for both sexes, also a Sunday-school. The Presbyterians have a place of worship. The Earl of Shrewsbury is lord of the manor and principal landowner."

"PENSBY, a township in the parish of Woodchurch, lower division of the hundred of Wirrall, county Chester, 4 miles N.W. of Great Neston. It is situated near the river Dee."

"PRENTON, a township in the parish of Woodchurch, lower division of the hundred of Wirrall, county Chester, 3 miles S.W. of Birkenhead railway station, and 6 N. by E. of Great Neston."

"THINGWALL, a township in the parish of Woodchurch, lower division of Wirrall hundred, county Chester, 5 miles N.W. of Great Neston, and the same distance from the Birkenhead railway station."