Description | The Eddisbury division was formed in 1885 from parts of the West division of Chester, but its area was considerably reduced after 1915 by the creation of the City of Chester division. It comprised the civil parishes of Acton [near Nantwich], Agden [near Malpas], Aldersey, Aldford, Alpraham, Alvanley, Ashton, Aston juxta Mondrum, Audlem, Austerson, Bache (to 1915), Backford (to 1915), Baddiley, Baddington, Barrow, Barton, Batherton, Beeston, Bickerton, Bickley, Blacon cum Crabwall (to 1915), Blakenhall, Bradley, Bradwall (to 1915), Bridge Trafford (to 1915), Bridgemere, Brindley, Broomhall, Broxton (to 1915), Bruen Stapleford, Buerton [near Aldford], Buerton [near Audlem], Bulkeley, Bunbury, Burland, Burton [near Tarvin], Burwardsley, Caldecott, Calveley, Capenhurst (to 1915), Carden, Caughall (to 1915), Checkley cum Wrinehill, Chester Castle (to 1915), Chidlow, Cholmondeley, Cholmondeston, Chorley [near Nantwich], Chorlton [near Malpas], Chorlton by Backford (to 1915), Chowley, Christleton (to 1915), Church Minshull, Church Shocklach, Churton by Aldford, Churton by Farndon, Churton Heath, Claverton (to 1915), Clotton Hoofield, Clutton, Coddington, Coole Pilate, Cotton Abbotts, Cotton Edmunds, Crewe [near Farndon], Croughton (to 1915), Crowton, Cuddington [near Malpas], Cuddington [near Weaverham], Darnhall, Delamere, Dodcott cum Wilkesley, Doddington, Dodleston (to 1915), Duckington, Duddon, Dunham on the Hill (to 1915), Eaton [near Chester] (to 1915), Eaton [near Tarporley], Eccleston (to 1915), Eddisbury, Edge, Edgerley, Edleston, Egerton, Elton [near Chester] (to 1915), Faddiley, Farndon, Foulk Stapleford, Frodsham, Frodsham Lordship (to 1936), Golborne Bellow, Golborne David, Grafton, Great Mollington (to 1901), Great Saughall (to 1915), Great Stanney (to 1915), Guilden Sutton, Hampton, Handley, Hankelow, Hapsford (to 1915), Harthill, Hatherton, Hatton [near Tattenhall], Haughton, Helsby, Henhull, Hockenhull, Hoole (part, to 1915), Horton, Horton cum Peel, Hunsterson, Huntington, Hurleston, Huxley, Iddinshall, Ince (to 1915), Kelsall, King's Marsh, Kingsley, Kingswood (to 1936), Larkton, Lea [near Crewe], Lea by Backford (to 1915), Lea Newbold, Leighton [near Nantwich], Little Budworth, Little Mollington (to 1901), Little Saughall (to 1915), Little Stanney (to 1915), Littleton (to 1915), Low Oulton (to 1892), Lower Kinnerton (to 1915), Macefen, Malpas, Manley, Marbury cum Quoisley, Marlston cum Lache (to 1915), Marton [near Winsford], Mickle Trafford (to 1915), Minshull Vernon (from 1918), Mollington (from 1901), Moston [near Chester] (to 1915), Moston [near Sandbach] (to 1915), Mouldsworth, Newhall [near Audlem], Newton by Chester (part, to 1915), Newton by Frodsham (to 1936), Newton by Malpas, Newton by Tattenhall, Norbury [near Malpas], Norley, Oakmere, Occlestone (to 1892), Oldcastle, Onston (to 1892), Overton, Peckforton, Picton (to 1915), Poole, Poulton [near Chester] (to 1915), Prior's Heys, Pulford (to 1915), Ridley, Rowton, Rushton, Saighton, Shocklach Oviatt, Shotwick (to 1915), Shotwick Park (to 1915), Sound, Spurstow, Stanlow (to 1915), Stockton, Stoke [near Chester] (to 1915), Stoke [near Nantwich], Stretton [near Malpas], Sutton [near Middlewich] (to 1892), Tarporley, Tarvin, Tattenhall, Tetton (to 1915), Thornton le Moors (to 1915), Threapwood, Tilston, Tilstone Fearnall, Tittenley (to 1915), Tiverton, Tushingham with Grindley, Upton by Chester (to 1915), Utkinton, Walgherton, Wardle, Warmingham, Waverton, Weaver (to 1892), Wervin (to 1915), Wettenhall, Whitby (to 1915), Wigland, Willington, Wimbolds Trafford (to 1915), Wimboldsley, Wirswall, Woodbank (to 1915), Woodcott, Woolstanwood (from 1918), Worleston, Wrenbury cum Frith, and Wychough. In 1949 the Eddisbury division was abolished and divided between the constituencies of Crewe, Northwich and Runcorn. |