DARNHALL
"DARNHALL, a township in the parish of WHITEGATE, or NEW CHURCH, first division of the hundred of EDDISBURY, county palatine of CHESTER, 6 miles (W. S. W.) from Middlewich, containing 207 inhabitants." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) ©Mel Lockie]
- Darnhall was a township in Whitegate ancient parish, Eddisbury hundred (SJ 6463)., which became a civil parish in 1866.
- Included the hamlets of Ashbrook (part), Beauty Bank, School Green (part only until 1936), and Smithy Bank.
- The population was 197 in 1801, 186 in 1851, 300 in 1901, 212 in 1951, and 214 in 2001.
Churches
- Whitegate: St. Mary (Church of England). The ancient parish church for the township of Darnhall.
- Over: St. Chad (Church of England). The district church for Darnhall from 1876.
- Middlewich: St. Michael & All Angels (Church of England). The ancient parish church for the township of Weaver, which became part of Darnhall in 1892.
For the area added in 1892, see also Weaver.
| St Michael and All Angels, Middlewich, Church of England |
| St Peter, Leighton (near Nantwich), Church of England |
| Queen Street, Middlewich, Independent |
| Middlewich, Cemetery |
| St Mary, Middlewich, Roman Catholic |
| Brooks Lane, Middlewich, Community Church |
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Middlewich area or see them printed on a map.
Civil Registration
- Northwich (1837-1974)
- Vale Royal (1974-98)
- Cheshire Central (1998-2007)
- Cheshire (2007-09)
- Cheshire West & Chester (2009+)
Court Records
- Eddisbury (1828-1906)
- Winsford (1906-74)
- Vale Royal (1974-2012)
- West Cheshire (2012+)
Gazetteers
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Historical Geography
- 1892 March 25 — Gained the whole of Weaver (pop. 111 in 1901)
- 1936 April 1 — Gained part of School Green from Over (33 acres, pop. 24 in 1931), and lost part to Winsford (8 acres, pop. 6 in 1931)
- 1988 April 1 — Lost part to Winsford
You can see the administrative areas in which DARNHALL 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 SJ703662 (Lat/Lon: 53.19205, -2.445974), DARNHALL 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
- 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 (1949-54)
- Nantwich (1955-74)