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Rudheath, Cheshire

Historical Description

Rudheath, a township in Davenham, Great Budworth, and Sandback parishes, Cheshire, on the Grand Trunk Canal, 2 miles SE of Northwich. Post town, Northwich. Acreage, 2298; population, 644. The manor belonged to the Drak-lows, passed to the Crown, was given to the Portland family, and went by sale to the Marshalls. Rudheath Heath was the scene of an action in 1643 between the Royalists and the Parliamentarians. There is a chapel of ease.

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 
HundredNorthwich 
Poor Law unionNorthwich 

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


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Rudheath from the following:


Land and Property

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


Maps

Online maps of Rudheath 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 districtCW9
Post TownNorthwich

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