Extra-parochial Areas
Various areas of Cheshire were not included in any ancient parish. As Dunn states: The reasons are various and occasionally obscure. Dunn later goes on to state that associations with religious houses (priories, abbeys and so on) or with the Crown seem to explain most of them, but this area of research is still ongoing. The following table contains the extra-parochial places or areas of Cheshire with some details about each of them:
| Extra-Parochial Area | Grid Ref. | Earliest Reference | Fate | Additional Comments | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birkenhead | A liberty which formed the desmesne of Birkenhead Priory. | ||||
| Chester Castle | Became a civil parish in 1858. | ||||
| Chester Cathedral Precincts | Became a civil parish in 1858. | ||||
| Grafton | Became officially part of Tilston township in the parish of the same name in 1841. | An extra-parochial liberty that was informally taken to be part of Tilston township, which it officially became part of in 1841. | |||
| Great Stanney | 1178 | Became a civil parish in 1858. | Was a possession of Stanlow Abbey. | ||
| King's Marsh (also known as Overmarsh) | Became a civil parish in 1858. | Has a detached portion to the south-east of the main body, bordered by Shocklach and Tilston ancient parishes. | |||
| Little Saint John, Chester (also known as Saint John of Jerusalem's Hospital) | In 1778, this area was stated to contain Bluecoat Hospital, Northgate Gaol, and six almshouses. | ||||
| Middleton Grange | Became part of the township of Acton Grange in Runcorn Ancient Parish in 1858. | This was an extra-parochial township which was linked with Aston by Sutton in 1843. | |||
| Prior's Heys | Became a civil parish in 1858. | ||||
| Rudheath | 1365 | The separate portions of this Lordship were absorbed into the newly created parishes that contained them in the period from 1858 to 1866. | Formed the Rudheath Lordship, which was made up of a number of detached parts in Sandbach parish (Earnshaw township), Twemlow township (No Town Farm), and elsewhere. | ||
| Shotwick Park | Became a civil parish in 1858. | ||||
| Spital Boughton, Chester | Became a civil parish in 1858. | ||||
| Stanlow | Became a civil parish in 1858. | ||||
| Threapwood | The area was split between Cheshire and Flintshire, in Wales. | ||||
| Willington | Became a civil parish in 1858. |
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