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NEWTON BY CHESTER

"NEWTON-by-CHESTER, a township in that part of the parish of ST-OSWALD, CHESTER, which is in the lower division of the hundred of BROXTON, county palatine of CHESTER, 1¾ mile (N. N. E.) from Chester, containing 192 inhabitants. There is a tan-yard at Hookersbrook, in this township." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England  (1831) ©Mel Lockie]

  • Newton by Chester was a township in St. Oswald's ancient parish, Broxton hundred (SJ 4168), which became a civil parish in 1866.
  • The civil parish was abolished in 1936 to become parts of Chester and Hoole.
  • It includes the hamlet of Flookersbrook.
  • The population was 141 in 1801, 245 in 1851 and 1268 in 1901.

For the period after 1936, see Chester and Hoole.

Cemeteries

Anglican
St Mary on the Hill, Chester, Church of England
Cemeteries
Blacon Cemetery, Blacon Road, Chester, Cemetery
Overleigh Cemetery, Handbridge, Chester, Cemetery
Other
St Barbara the Great Martyr, Chester, Greek Orthodox

Churches

  • Chester: St. Oswald (Church of England). The ancient parish church for the township of Newton by Chester.
  • Chester: Christ Church (Church of England). The district church for Newton by Chester from 1843 to 1872.
  • Hoole: All Saints (Church of England). Built in 1867 as a chapel to Chester: Christ Church, becoming the district church for Newton by Chester in 1872.
  • Newton, Swedenburgian Church, Dicksons Drive.

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Civil Registration

  • Great Boughton (1837-69)
  • Chester (1870-1936)
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Court Records

  • Broxton (1828-71)
  • Chester Castle (1871-1936)

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Historical Geography

  • 1936 April 1 — Abolished and divided between Chester (153 acres, pop. 2134 in 1931) and Hoole (288 acres, pop. 447 in 1931)

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Maps

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Politics and Government

  • Chester Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
  • Chester Rural District (1894-1936)
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Poor Houses, Poor Law etc.

  • Great Boughton (1837-71)
  • Chester (1871-1930)
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Voting Registers

  • South Cheshire (1832-67)
  • West Cheshire (1868-85)
  • Eddisbury (1885-1915)
  • Chester (1918-36)