NEWTON (near Middlewich)
"NEWTON, a township in that part of the parish of MIDDLEWICH which is in the hundred of NORTHWICH, county palatine of CHESTER, ¼ mile (W.) from Middlewich, containing 1520 inhabitants." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) ©Mel Lockie]
- Newton was a township in Middlewich ancient parish, Northwich hundred (SJ 6966), which became a civil parish in 1866.
- The civil parish was abolished in 1894 to become parts of Middlewich and Kinderton.
- It included the hamlets of Newton Bank and Newton Heath, and most of the town of Middlewich.
- The population was 943 in 1801 and 1500 in 1851.
For the period after 1894, see Middlewich and Kinderton.
Churches
- Middlewich: St. Michael & All Angels (Church of England). The ancient parish church for the township of Newton.
- Newton, Methodist Chapel (Primitive), Sandbach Road. Built in 1843, rebuilt in 1879.
- Newton, Methodist Chapel (Free), Chester Road. Founded in 1863. Registers 1868-1904 are at the Cheshire Record Office.
See also Middlewich.
| St Michael and All Angels, Middlewich, Church of England |
| St Peter, Leighton (near Nantwich), Church of England |
| Queen Street, Middlewich, Independent |
| Middlewich, Cemetery |
| St Mary, Middlewich, Roman Catholic |
| Brooks Lane, Middlewich, Community Church |
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Civil Registration
- Northwich (1837-94)
Court Records
- Northwich (1828-94)
Gazetteers
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Historical Geography
- 1892 March 25 — Gained the whole of Sutton (near Middlewich) (pop. 35 in 1901)
- 1894 September 30 — Abolished and divided between Kinderton (pop. 195 in 1901) and Middlewich (pop. 2872 in 1901)
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Maps
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SJ703662 (Lat/Lon: 53.19205, -2.445974), NEWTON (near Middlewich) 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
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Politics and Government
- Middlewich Urban Sanitary District (partly, 1875-94) *
- Northwich Rural Sanitary District (partly, 1875-94) **
* The part in Middlewich Urban Sanitary District (1875-94) was added to Middlewich civil parish in 1894.
** The part in Northwich Rural Sanitary District (1875-94) became part of the civil parish of Kinderton in 1894.
Poor Houses, Poor Law etc.
- Northwich
Voting Registers
- South Cheshire (1832-67)
- Mid Cheshire (1868-85)
- Northwich (1885-94)