COTTON
"COTTON, a township in that part of the parish of SANDBACH which is in the hundred of NORTHWICH, county palatine of CHESTER, 2¾ miles (E. by N.) from Middlewich, containing 81 inhabitants." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) ©Mel Lockie]
- Cotton was a township in Church Hulme chapelry of Sandbach ancient parish, Northwich hundred (SJ 7467), which became a civil parish in 1866.
- In 1936 the civil parish was abolished to become part of Cranage. This area subsequently became part of the civil parish of Holmes Chapel in 1982.
- The population was 77 in 1801, 92 in 1851, and 21 in 1901.
For the period after 1936, see Cranage
Cemeteries
| St Mary, Sandbach, Church of England |
| Hope Chapel, Sandbach, Congregationalist |
| The Hill, Sandbach, Cemetery |
Churches
- Sandbach: St. Mary (Church of England). The ancient parish church for the township of Cotton.
- Church Hulme: St. Luke (Church of England). An ancient chapel to Sandbach: St. Mary, and the district church for the township of Cotton from 1733.
| St John the Evangelist, Sandbach, Church of England |
| St Mary, Sandbach, Church of England |
| St Peter, Elworth, Church of England |
| Sandbach Community Primary School, Crewe Road, Sandbach, Baptist |
| Hope Chapel, Sandbach, Congregationalist |
| The Hill, Sandbach, Cemetery |
| St Winefride, Sandbach, Roman Catholic |
| St Winefride, Sandbach, Roman Catholic |
| Bradwell Road, Sandbach, Evangelical |
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Sandbach area or see them printed on a map.
Civil Registration
- Congleton (1837-1936)
Court Records
- Northwich (1828-99)
- Middlewich & Sandbach (1899-1907)
- Middlewich (1907-36)
Gazetteers
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Historical Geography
- 1936 April 1 — Abolished and incorporated into Cranage (375 acres, pop. 33 in 1931)
You can see the administrative areas in which COTTON has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.
Maps
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SJ757608 (Lat/Lon: 53.143786, -2.364743), COTTON which are provided by:
- This place shown on an OpenStreetMap map.
- Google Streetview
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- OpenStreetMap
- Bing (was Multimap)
- OldMaps (Old Ordnance Survey maps.)
- Old Maps Online (Other old maps.)
- National Library of Scotland (Best site for old maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- Elgin Road Works
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
Politics and Government
- Congleton Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
- Congleton Rural District (1894-1936)
Poor Houses, Poor Law etc.
- Congleton
Voting Registers
- South Cheshire (1832-67)
- Mid Cheshire (1868-85)
- Knutsford (1885-1936)