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Barnton, Cheshire

Historical Description

Barnton, a township and an ecclesiastical parish in Great Budworth parish, Cheshire. The township lies on the river Weaver and the North Staffordshire Canal, 2 miles NW of Northwich, and has a post and telegraph office under that town. Acreage, 760; population, 2297. The ecclesiastical parish includes the township of Anderton, and was constituted in 1843. Population, 2666. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Chester; gross value, £195 with residence. Patron, the Bishop. The church was erected in 1842. There are Wesleyan and Free and Primitive Methodist chapels. The inhabitants are chiefly employed at the extensive chemical works which are close to the village.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyCheshire 
Civil parishGreat Budworth 
HundredBucklow 
Poor Law unionNorthwich 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Barnton from the following:


Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Cheshire is available to browse.


Maps

Online maps of Barnton are available from a number of sites:


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Cheshire papers online:


Visitations Heraldic

The Visitation of Cheshire, 1580 is available on the Heraldry page.

CountyCheshire West and Chester
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Postal districtCW8
Post TownNorthwich

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