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LACH DENNIS

Historical Geography
Maps
Politics
Poor Houses, Poor Law etc.
Voting Registers

"LACK-DENNIS, a township in that part of the parish of GREAT-BUDWORTH which is in the hundred of NORTHWICH, county palatine of CHESTER, 3¾ miles (E. S. E.) from Northwich, containing 44 inhabitants." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) ©Mel Lockie]

Lach Dennis was a township in Witton Chapelry of Great Budworth ancient parish, Northwich hundred (SJ 7171), which became a civil parish in 1866.
It includes the hamlets of Birches (from 1892), Hulse (from 1892), Lostock Green (from 2015), Newhall (from 1892), and Stublach (from 1892).
The population was 43 in 1801, 28 in 1851, 184 in 1901, 68 in 1951, and 233 in 2001.

Cemeteries

Anglican
All Saints, Lach Dennis, Church of England

Churches

Great Budworth: St. Mary & All Saints (Church of England). The ancient parish church for the townships of Birches, Hulse and Lach Dennis.
Witton: St. Helen (Church of England). An ancient chapel to Great Budworth: St. Mary & All Saints.
Lostock Gralam: St. John the Evangelist (Church of England). The district church for Birches, Hulse and Lach Dennis from 1844.
Davenham: St. Wilfrid (Church of England). The ancient parish church for Newhall, which became part of Lach Dennis in 1892.
Byley cum Lees: St. John the Evangelist (Church of England). The district church for Stublach, which became part of Lach Dennis in 1892.
Lach Dennis: All Saints (Church of England). Built in 1896 as a chapel to Lostock Gralam: St. John the Evangelist.

Anglican
All Saints, Lach Dennis, Church of England

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Civil Registration

Northwich (1837-1974) *
Vale Royal (1974-98)
Cheshire Central (1998-2007)
Cheshire (2007-09)
Cheshire West & Chester (2009+)

* The area of the former civil parish of Leese, which was added to Lach Dennis in 1936, remained in Congleton registration district until 1937.

Court Records

Northwich (1828-71)
Leftwich (1871-99)
Northwich (1899-1974)
Vale Royal (1974-2012)
West Cheshire (2012+)

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Historical Geography

1889 March 24 — Gained detached parts Nos. 2 and 3 of Rudheath (42 acres, pop. 0 in 1891).
1892 March 25 — Gained the whole of Birches (pop. 6 in 1901), Hulse (pop. 42 in 1901), Newhall (nr. Davenham) (pop. 18 in 1901) and Stublach (pop. 63 in 1901).
1936 April 1 — Gained parts of Cranage (113 acres, pop. 13 in 1931) and Leese (132 acres, pop. 25 in 1931).
1988 April 1 — Gained parts of Allostock, Lostock Gralam, Rudheath and Whatcroft, and lost parts to Byley and Lostock Gralam.
2015 April 1 — Gained the village of Lostock Green from Lostock Gralam.

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Maps

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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)
Mid Cheshire (1868-85)
Knutsford (1885-1948)
Northwich (1949-74)