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Davenham, Cheshire

Historical Description

Davenham, a village, a township, and a parish in Cheshire. The township lies on the river Dane, 2 miles E by N of Hartford station on the L. & N.W.R., and 2 S of North-wich, and has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Northwich. Acreage, 496; population, 670. The parish contains also the townships of Rudheath, Shipbrook, New-hall, Whatcroft, Bostock, Eaton, and Shurlach. Population, 3362. The parish also includes the ecclesiastical parishes of Moulton and Wharton. An action was fought in 1643, at Eudheath, between the Royalists and the Parliamentarians. Davenham Hall is the chief residence. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chester; net value, £342 with residence. The church belongs to the Decorated period, but has been rebuilt. There is a Wesleyan chapel, and also one for Primitive Methodists.

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 
Ecclesiastical parishDavenham St. Wilfrid 
HundredNorthwich 
Poor Law unionNorthwich 

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


Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Davenham from the following:


Land and Property

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


Maps

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


Newspapers and Periodicals

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Visitations Heraldic

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

CountyCheshire West and Chester
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Postal districtCW9
Post TownNorthwich

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