SEVEN OAKS
"SEVEN-OAKS, a township in that part of the parish of GREAT-BUDWORTH which is in the hundred of BUCKLOW, county palatine of CHESTER, 4 miles (N. W. by N.) from Northwich, containing 141 inhabitants." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) ©Mel Lockie]
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Seven Oaks was a township in Great Budworth ancient parish, Bucklow hundred (SJ 6478), which became a civil parish in 1866.
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The civil parish was abolished in 1936 to become part of Antrobus.
- It includes the hamlets of Fandley, Gibb Hill and Senna Green
- The population was 103 in 1801, 148 in 1851, and 162 in 1901.
For the period after 1936, see Antrobus.
Cemeteries
| St Mark, Antrobus, Church of England |
| Sandiway Lane, Frandley, Antrobus, Society of Friends (Quaker) |
Churches
- Great Budworth: St. Mary & All Saints (Church of England). The ancient parish church for the township of Seven Oaks..
- Antrobus: St. Mark (Church of England). From 1848 the district church for the township of Seven Oaks.
- Frandley, Friends' Meeting House (Quakers). Founded in the 17th century. Some records have been deposited at the Cheshire Record Office. .
| St Mark, Antrobus, Church of England |
| Barbers Lane, Antrobus, Methodist (Wesleyan) |
| Sandiway Lane, Frandley, Antrobus, Society of Friends (Quaker) |
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Antrobus area or see them printed on a map.
Civil Registration
- Runcorn (1837-1936)
Court Records
- Bucklow (1828-39)
- Daresbury (1839-1936)
Gazetteers
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Historical Geography
- 1882 March 25 — Gained a detached part of Antrobus (3 acres, pop. 6 in 1881), and lost a detached part to Antrobus (3 acres, pop. 0 in 1881)
- 1936 April 1 — Abolished and incorporated into Antrobus (631 acres, pop. 163 in 1931)
You can see the administrative areas in which SEVEN OAKS 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 SJ644797 (Lat/Lon: 53.31303, -2.53579), SEVEN OAKS 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.
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Politics and Government
- Runcorn Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
- Runcorn Rural District (1894-1936)
Poor Houses, Poor Law etc.
- Runcorn
Voting Registers
- North Cheshire (1832-67)
- Mid Cheshire (1868-85)
- Knutsford (1885-1936)