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Childer Thornton

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"Thornton-Childer,  a township in the parish of Eastham... 5 miles (E) from Great Neston, containing 361 inhabitants........." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England  (1848)]

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  • Childer Thornton was a township in Eastham ancient parish, Wirral hundred (SJ 3677), which became a civil parish in 1866.
  • In 1950 the civil parish was abolished to become part of Ellesmere Port.
  • It included the hamlet of Thornton Heath.
  • The population was 112 in 1801, 319 in 1851, and 685 in 1901.

For the period after 1950, see Ellesmere Port.

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Civil Registration

  • Wirral (1837-1937)
  • West Cheshire (1937-50)
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Court Records

  • Wirral (1828-1933)
  • Chester Castle (1933-1950)
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Description & Travel

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

  • 1933 April 1 — Gained parts of Eastham (28 acres, pop. 17 in 1931), Hooton (93 acres, pop. 142 in 1931) and Willaston (near Neston) (28 acres, pop. 0 in 1931), and lost part to Eastham (11 acres, pop. 2 in 1931)
  • 1950 April 1 — Abolished and incorporated into Ellesmere Port (884 acres, pop. 949 in 1931)
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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SJ366775 (Lat/Lon: 53.290653, -2.952557), Childer Thornton 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)