Tarporley

"TARPORLEY, a parish, post, and market town, in the first division of Eddisbury hundred, county Chester, 10 miles S.E. of Chester, and 2 N. of Beeston station on the Chester and Crewe railway. It is situated on the old coach road from Chester to London, near the Nantwich canal. The parish includes the townships of Eaton, Rushton, Tarporley, and Utkinton. It is a polling place for the S. division of the county. The town, which is old, is well built, and consists chiefly of one winding street about half a mile in length, which is well paved. Two miles S. of the town are the ruins of Beeston Castle, standing on a rock of its own name. Tarporley was formerly governed by a mayor, but since 1348 two constables only are appointed. It is a meet for the Cheshire hounds. The population of the parish in 1861 was 2,577, and of the town, 1,212. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Chester, value £704. The church, dedicated to St. Helen, has monuments and effigies, some of which are of great antiquity. The parochial charities produce about £208 per annum. There is a school for both sexes. The Wesleyans, Primitive Methodists, and Baptists, have chapels. A literary institution was established in 1851. Salter's Well House and Portal Lodge are the principal residences. Market day is on Thursday. Fairs are held on the 1st May, the first Monday after 24th August, and the 11th December, for cattle."

"EATON, a township in the parish of Tarporley, in the first division of the hundred of Eddisbury, county palatine Chester, 1½ mile N.E. of Tarporley. There is a free school, with an endowment of £42 per annum. Near the village are several good residences, the principal of which are Eaton House and Eaton Bank House."