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"SUTTON (GREAT), a township in the parish of EASTHAM, higher division of the hundred of WIRRALL, county palatine of CHESTER, 7 miles (N.N.W.) from Chester, containing 182 inhabitants." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) ©Mel Lockie]
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- Great Sutton was a township in Eastham ancient parish, Wirral hundred (SJ 3775), which became a civil parish in 1866.
- The civil parish was abolished in 1950 to become part of Ellesmere Port.
- It included the hamlets of Backford Cross (part) and Sutton Green.
- The population was 153 in 1801, 203 in 1851, and 397 in 1901.
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| St Saviour, Great Sutton, Roman Catholic |
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- 1889 March 24 — Lost a detached part to Overpool (5 acres, pop. 0 in 1891)
- 1950 April 1 — Abolished and incorporated into Ellesmere Port (1151 acres, pop. 662 in 1931)
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You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SJ376755 (Lat/Lon: 53.272797, -2.937164), Great Sutton which are provided by:
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- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey 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.)
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- Wirral Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
- Wirral Rural District (1894-1933)
- Ellesmere Port Urban District (1933-50).