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EATON (near Davenham)

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"EATON, a township in the parish of DAVENHAM, hundred of NORTHWICH, county palatine of CHESTER, 2¾ miles (S. by W.) from Northwich, containing 18 inhabitants." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) ©Mel Lockie]

Eaton was a township in Davenham ancient parish, Northwich hundred (SJ 6570), which became a civil parish in 1866.
In 1936 the civil parish was abolished to become parts of Davenham, Hartford and Winsford.
The population was 15 in 1801, 16 in 1851, and 26 in 1901.

For the period after 1936, see Davenham.

Cemeteries

Anglican
St Wilfrid, Davenham, Church of England

Churches

Davenham: St. Wilfrid (Church of England). The ancient parish church for the township of Eaton.

Anglican
St Wilfrid, Davenham, Church of England

Methodist
Hartford Road/Firths Fields, Davenham, Methodist (Primitive)
Shipbrook Road, Shurlach, Methodist (Wesleyan)
Trinity Chapel, Davenham, Methodist (Wesleyan)

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Civil Registration

Northwich (1837-1936)

Court Records

Northwich (1828-71)
Leftwich (1871-99)
Northwich (1899-1936)

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Historical Geography

1936 April 1 — Abolished and divided between Davenham (427 acres, pop. 75 in 1931), Hartford (5 acres, pop. 0 in 1931) and Winsford (24 acres, pop. 0 in 1931)

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Maps

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Politics and Government

Northwich Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
Northwich Rural District (1894-1936)

Poor Houses, Poor Law etc.

Northwich

Voting Registers

South Cheshire (1832-67)
Mid Cheshire (1868-85)
Northwich (1885-1936)