PRENTON
"PRENTON, a township in the parish of WOODCHURCH, lower division of the hundred of WIRRALL, county palatine of CHESTER, 6 miles (N. by E.) from Great Neston, containing 99 inhabitants." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) ©Mel Lockie]
- Prenton was a township in Woodchurch ancient parish, Wirral hundred (SJ 3086), which became a civil parish in 1866.
- In 1933 the civil parish was abolished to become part of Birkenhead.
- The population was 81 in 1801, 99 in 1851, and 412 in 1901.
For the period after 1933, see Birkenhead.
Churches
- Woodchurch: Holy Cross (Church of England). The ancient parish church for the township of Prenton.
- Prenton: St. Stephen (Church of England). Founded in 1894 as a chapel to Woodchurch: Holy Cross, becoming the district church for part of Prenton in 1902.
- Prenton and parts of Oxton and Tranmere in 1902. Registers of Baptisms 1894-1954 and Marriages 1902-1957 have been deposited at the Cheshire Record Office (no burials).
- Prenton: St. Alban (Church of England). A chapel to St. Stephen, founded by 1969.
- Prenton, United Reformed Church (Independent/Congregational), Storeton Road. Built in 1909.
| St Alban, Prenton, Church of England |
| St Stephen, Prenton, Church of England |
| Providence Particular Baptist Chapel, Storeton Roa, Prenton, Baptist |
| Storeton Road, Prenton, United Reformed Church |
| Storeton Road/Prenton Road West, Prenton, Congregationalist |
| Glenavon Road, Prenton, Methodist |
| Bethany Family Church, Holmlands Drive, Prenton, Family Worship |
| Maitland Evangelical, Storeton Road, Prenton, Evangelical |
| Reservoir Road/Prenton Lane, Prenton, Latter Day Saints |
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Prenton area or see them printed on a map.
Civil Registration
- Wirral (1837-1933)
Court Records
- Wirral (1828-1928)
- Birkenhead (Borough) (1928-33)
Gazetteers
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Historical Geography
- 1933 April 1 — Abolished and incorporated into Birkenhead (640 acres, pop. 2032 in 1931)
You can see the administrative areas in which PRENTON 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 SJ306864 (Lat/Lon: 53.369886, -3.044503), PRENTON 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
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
Politics and Government
- Wirral Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
- Wirral Rural District (1894-1928)
- Birkenhead County Borough (1928-1933)
Poor Houses, Poor Law etc.
- Wirral
Voting Registers
- South Cheshire (1832-67)
- West Cheshire (1868-85)
- Wirral (1885-1933)