Marbury, Cheshire
Historical Description
Marbury, a village, a township, and a parish in Cheshire. The village stands adjacent to the Ellesmere Canal, 1½ mile N of the boundary with Salop, 3 miles NW of Wrenbnry station on the L. & N.W.R., and 3½ NNE of Whitchurch; occupies a charming site, engirt with lakelets, covering 32 acres; presents a pleasing appearance of quaint, clean, white buildings, picked out with black; commands picturesque views in all directions; and is noted for its salubrity. It has a post office under Whitchurch; money order and telegraph office, Whitchurch. The township bears the name of Marbury-with-Quoisley, and comprises 2166 acres; population, 340. The parish contains also the township of Norbury, and comprises 3719 acres; population, 686. There are two parish councils-one for each township. Marbory Manor belonged to the Breretons, passed to the Tattons and others, and with Marbury Hall belongs now to the Poole family, Norbury Manor belongs to the Marquis of Cholmondeley. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Chester; net value, £114 with residence. Patron, the Rector of Whitchurch. The church is Perpendicular, with a chancel of 1824; consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a fine tower; has a memorial Ei window to Captain W. Poole, who fell in the attack on the Redan at Sebastopol; and was restored in 1892-93 at a cost of £2462. There are Wesleyan and Congregational chapels at Norbury.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Cheshire | |
Ancient County | Cheshire | |
Hundred | Nantwich | |
Poor Law union | Nantwich | |
Registration district | Whitchurch | 1853 - 1935 |
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.
For births, marriages, and deaths in Marbury from 1853 to 1935 you should search for the Whitchurch Registration District.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Marbury from the following:
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Cheshire is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Marbury are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
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.