WISTASTON
"WISTASTON,a parish in the hundred of NANTWICH, county palatine of CHESTER, 2½ miles (N. E. by E.) from Nantwich, containing 332 inhabitants. The living is a discharged rectory, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Chester, rated in the king's books at £4. 0, 3., and in the patronage of Peter Walthall, Esq. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has lately received an addition of one hundred and fifty-eight sittings, of which one hundred and twenty-one are free, the Incorporated Society for the enlargement of churches and chapels having granted £100 towards defraying the expense." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) ©Mel Lockie]
- Wistaston was a township and parish in Nantwich hundred (SJ 6853), which became a civil parish in 1866.
- It includes the hamlets of Moorfields (part), Wells Green, West End, Wistaston Green and Wood End.
- The population was 258 in 1801, 298 in 1851, 494 in 1901, 2818 in 1951, and 8222 in 2001.
Churches
- Wistaston: St. Mary the Virgin (Church of England). The ancient parish church for the township of Wistaston.
- Crewe: St. Andrew (Church of England). A district church for part of Wistaston from 1926.
- Wistaston, Methodist Chapel. Built in 1945, rebuilt in 1967.
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Wistaston area or see them printed on a map.
Civil Registration
- Nantwich (1837-1937)
- Crewe (1937-74)
- Congleton & Crewe (1974-88)
- South Cheshire (1988-98)
- Cheshire Central (1998-2007)
- Cheshire (2007-09)
- Cheshire East (2009+)
Court Records
- Nantwich (wholly, 1828-92 and 1894-1974 ; partly, 1892-94) *
- Crewe (Borough) (partly, 1892-94) *
- Crewe & Nantwich (1974-92)
- South Cheshire (1992+)
* The part in Crewe (Borough) (1892-94) was added to the civil parish of Monks Coppenhall in 1894.
Gazetteers
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Historical Geography
- 1894 March 24 — Lost the part in Crewe Municipal Borough to Monks Coppenhall (pop. 328 in 1901)
- 1936 April 1 — Lost part to Monks Coppenhall (267 acres, pop. 244 in 1931)
- 1990 April 1 — Gained parts of Monks Coppenhall, Rope and Worleston, and lost parts to Monks Coppenhall, Rope and Willaston (near Nantwich)
You can see the administrative areas in which WISTASTON 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 SJ681536 (Lat/Lon: 53.078665, -2.477642), WISTASTON 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
- Nantwich Rural Sanitary District (wholly, 1875-1892 ; partly, 1892-94)
- Crewe Urban Sanitary District (partly, 1892-94) *
- Crewe Municipal Borough (partly, 1892-94) *
- Nantwich Rural District (1894-1974)
- Crewe & Nantwich (1974-2009)
- Cheshire East (2009+)
* The part in Crewe Municipal Borough and Crewe Urban Sanitary District (1892-94) was added to the civil parish of Monks Coppenhall in 1894.
Poor Houses, Poor Law etc.
- Nantwich
Voting Registers
- South Cheshire (1832-67)
- West Cheshire (1868-85)
- Crewe (1885-1954)
- Nantwich (1955-74)