Newton by Daresbury, Cheshire
Historical Description
Newton-by-Daresbury, a village and a township in Runcorn parish, Cheshire, 2 miles SE of Preston Brook station on the L. & N.W.R., and 5 S of Warrington. Post town, Preston Brook. Acreage, 785; population, 185. The manor belongs to the Heron family. The Oaklands is the chief residence.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Cheshire | |
Civil parish | Runcorn | |
Hundred | Bucklow | |
Poor Law union | Runcorn |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Newton by Daresbury from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Newton-By-Daresbury)
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Cheshire is available to browse.
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.