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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.

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 
Ancient CountyCheshire 
HundredNantwich 
Poor Law unionNantwich 
Registration districtWhitchurch1853 - 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:


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 East
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Postal districtSY13
Post TownWhitchurch

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