LACH DENNIS
"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.
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.
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Lach Dennis 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+)
* 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+)
Gazetteers
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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.
You can see the administrative areas in which LACH DENNIS 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 SJ705720 (Lat/Lon: 53.244195, -2.443519), LACH DENNIS 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)
- Mid Cheshire (1868-85)
- Knutsford (1885-1948)
- Northwich (1949-74)