NEWTON CUM LARTON
"LARTON, a township, joint with Newton, in the parish of WEST-KIRBY, lower division of the hundred of WIRRALL, county palatine of CHESTER, 8 miles (N. N. W.) from Great Neston, containing, with Newton, 48 inhabitants." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) ©Mel Lockie]
"NEWTON, a township, joint with Larton, in the parish of WEST-KIRBY, lower division of the hundred of WIRRALL, county palatine of CHESTER, 8 miles (N. N.W.) from Great Neston, containing, with Larton, 48 inhabitants." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) ©Mel Lockie]
- Newton cum Larton was a township in West Kirby ancient parish, Wirral hundred (SJ 2387), which became a civil parish in 1866.
- The civil parish was abolished in 1889 to become part of Grange
- It includes the hamlet of Larton.
- The population was 49 in 1801 and 44 in 1851.
For the period after 1889, see Grange.
Churches
- West Kirby: St. Bridget (Church of England). The ancient parish church for the township of Newton cum Larton.
- Hoylake: Holy Trinity. The district church for part of Newton cum Larton from 1860.
- Frankby: St. John the Divine (Church of England). The district church for part of Newton cum Larton from 1861.
| Holy Trinity, Hoylake, Church of England |
| St Hildeburgh, Hoylake, Church of England |
| Hoylake, Methodist (Wesleyan) |
| Mission Chapel, Hoylake, Methodist (Wesleyan) |
| St Luke, Hoylake, Methodist (Wesleyan) |
| Alderley Road, Hoylake, Presbyterian (Welsh) |
| Station Road, Hoylake, Presbyterian |
| St Catherine and St Martina, Hoylake, Roman Catholic |
| Hoylake, Society of Friends (Quaker) |
| Birkenhead Road, Hoylake, Evangelical |
| The Kings Gap, Hoylake, Christian Scientist |
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Civil Registration
- Wirral (1837-89)
Court Records
- Wirral (1828-94)
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Historical Geography
- 1889 March 24 — Abolished and incorporated into Grange (pop. 66 in 1891)
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Maps
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Politics and Government
- Wirral Rural Sanitary District (1875-89)
Poor Houses, Poor Law etc.
- Wirral (1836-94)
Voting Registers
- South Cheshire (1832-67)
- West Cheshire (1868-85)
- Wirral (1885-89)