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"BLAKENHALL, a township in the parish of WYBUNBURY, hundred of NANTWICH, county palatine of CHESTER, 5½ miles (S. E. by E.) from Nantwich, containing 225 inhabitants." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) ©Mel Lockie]
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- Blakenhall was a township in Wybunbury ancient parish, Nantwich hundred (SJ 7247), which became a civil parish in 1866.
- It includes the hamlets of The Den and Gonsley Green.
- The population was 199 in 1801, 226 in 1851, 196 in 1901, 169 in 1951, and 125 in 2001.
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- Nantwich (1837-1937)
- Crewe (1937-74)
- Congleton & Crewe (1974-88)
- South Cheshire (1988-98)
- Cheshire Central (1998-2007)
- Cheshire (2007-09)
- Cheshire East (2009+)
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- 1888 March 24 — Gained a detached part of Checkley cum Wrinehill (4 acres, pop. 0 in 1891)
- 1965 April 1 — Lost part to Betley, Staffordshire (27 hectares, pop. 0 in 1961)
- 1990 April 1 — Gained part of Checkley cum Wrinehill
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SJ726475 (Lat/Lon: 53.024084, -2.409949), Blakenhall which are provided by:
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- Nantwich Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
- Nantwich Rural District (1894-1974)
- Crewe & Nantwich (1974-2009)
- Cheshire East (2009+)