LITTLE LEIGH
"LEIGH (LITTLE), a chapelry in that part of the parish of GREAT-BUDWORTH which is in the hundred of BUCKLOW, county palatine of CHESTER, 3½ miles (N. W. by W.) from Northwich, containing 359 inhabitants. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Chester, endowed with £200 private benefaction, and £800 royal bounty, and in the patronage of the Vicar of Great Budworth. The chapel is an ancient building, repaired in 1664 by the inhabitants, with the assistance of a small sum from the parishioners at large. Here is a place of worship for Baptists. There are some trifling donations for the education of children. The Grand Trunk canal passes in the vicinity." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) ©Mel Lockie]
- Little Leigh was a township and chapelry in Great Budworth ancient parish, Bucklow hundred (SJ 6176), which became a civil parish in 1866.
- It includes the hamlets of Shutley Common and Willow Green.
- The population was 380 in 1801, 407 in 1851, 366 in 1901, 528 in 1951, and 575 in 2001.
Churches
- Great Budworth: St. Mary & All Saints (Church of England). The ancient parish church for the township of Little Leigh.
- Little Leigh: St. Michael & All Angels (Church of England). An ancient chapel to Great Budworth: St. Mary & All Saints, becoming the district church for Little Leigh in 1834.
- Little Leigh, Baptist Chapel.
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Civil Registration
- Northwich (1837-1974)
- Vale Royal (1974-98)
- Cheshire Central (1998-2007)
- Cheshire (2007-09)
- Cheshire West & Chester (2009+)
Court Records
- Bucklow (1828-39)
- Daresbury (1839-1906)
- Northwich (1906-74)
- Vale Royal (1974-2012)
- West Cheshire (2012+)
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Historical Geography
- 2015 April 1 — Lost part to Acton Bridge, and gained part of Barnton.
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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)
- Northwich (1885-1974)