LOSTOCK GRALAM
"LOSTOCK-GRALAM, a township in that part of the parish of GREAT-BUDWORTH which is in the hundred of NORTHWICH, county palatine of CHESTER, 2½ miles (E.) from Northwich, containing 525 inhabitants. The Grand Trunk canal passes westward of this place." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) ©Mel Lockie]
- Lostock Gralam was a township in Witton Chapelry of Great Budworth ancient parish, Bucklow hundred (SJ 6974), which became a civil parish in 1866.
- Until 2015 it included the hamlet of Lostock Green.
- The population was 361 in 1801, 519 in 1851, 1640 in 1901, 1522 in 1951, and 2317 in 2001.
Churches
- Great Budworth: St. Mary & All Saints (Church of England). The ancient parish church for the township of Lostock Gralam.
- 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 Lostock Gralam from 1844.
- Lostock Green, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan).
- Lostock Gralam, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan). Built in 1894.
| St John the Evangelist, Lostock Gralam, 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+)
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
- 1936 April 1 — Lost parts to Northwich (162 acres, pop. 831 in 1931) and Rudheath (60 acres, pop. 2 in 1931)
- 1988 April 1 — Gained part of Lach Dennis, and lost parts to Lach Dennis and Rudheath.
- 2015 April 1 — Lost the village of Lostock Green to Lach Dennis.
You can see the administrative areas in which LOSTOCK GRALAM 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 SJ692748 (Lat/Lon: 53.269289, -2.463271), LOSTOCK GRALAM which are provided by:
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- 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
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- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
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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)
- West Cheshire (1868-85)
- Knutsford (1885-1948)
- Northwich (1948-74)