CUDDINGTON (near Weaverham)
"CUDDINGTON, a township in the parish of WEAVERHAM, second division of the hundred of EDDISBURY, county palatine of CHESTER, 4¾ miles (W. by S.) from Northwich, containing 282 inhabitants." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) ©Mel Lockie]
- Cuddington was a township in Weaverham ancient parish, Eddisbury hundred (SJ 6070), which became a civil parish in 1866.
- It includes the hamlets of Bryn, Delamere Park, Golden Nook, Pettypool (part), Pinfold Hollows, Ravensclough and Stonyford.
- The population was 212 in 1801, 316 in 1851, 465 in 1901, 2898 in 1951, and 5223 in 2001.
Churches
- Weaverham: St. Mary (Church of England). The ancient parish church for the township of Cuddington.
- Sandiway: St. John the Evangelist (Church of England). Built in 1903 as a chapel to Weaverham: St. Mary, becoming the district church for Cuddington in 1935.
| St Mary, Weaverham, Church of England |
| Onston Lane, Onston, Baptist |
| Weaverham, Baptist |
| Forest Street, Weaverham, Methodist (Wesleyan) |
| The Wynt (Now Chapel Street), Weaverham, Methodist (Wesleyan) |
| West Road, Weaverham, Methodist (United Free) |
| St Bede, Weaverham, Roman Catholic |
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Civil Registration
- Northwich (1837-1974)
- Vale Royal (1974-98)
- Cheshire Central (1998-2007)
- Cheshire (2007-09)
- Cheshire West & Chester (2009+)
Court Records
- Eddisbury (1828-1974)
- Vale Royal (1974-2012)
- West Cheshire (2012+)
Gazetteers
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Historical Geography
- 1936 April 1 — Gained the village of Sandiway from Weaverham (843 acres, pop. 402 in 1931)
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1988 April 1 — Gained part of Oakmere, and lost parts to Oakmere and Whitegate & Marton.
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2015 April 1 — Lost parts to Crowton, Delamere & Oakmere, and Norley, and gained parts of Oakmere and Weaverham.
You can see the administrative areas in which CUDDINGTON (near Weaverham) 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 SJ615742 (Lat/Lon: 53.263391, -2.578646), CUDDINGTON (near Weaverham) which are provided by:
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- 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
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Politics and Government
- Northwich Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
- Northwich Rural District (1894-1974)
- Vale Royal (1974-2009)
- Cheshire West & Chester (2009+)
Poor Houses, Poor Law etc.
- Northwich
Voting Registers
- South Cheshire (1832-67)
- West Cheshire (1868-85)
- Eddisbury (1885-1948)
- Northwich (1949-74)