| Administrative History | Formed in 1828 from all the townships in Broxton Hundred, namely: Agden (nr. Malpas), Aldersey, Aldford, Bache, Barton, Bickerton, Bickley, Bradley, Broxton, Buerton (nr. Aldford), Bulkeley, Burwardsley, Caldecott, Carden, Caughall, Chidlow, Cholmondeley, Chorlton (nr. Malpas),, Chowley, Christleton, Church Shocklach, Churton by Aldford, Churton by Farndon, Churton Heath, Claverton, Clutton, Coddington, Cotton Abbotts, Cotton Edmunds, Crewe by Farndon, Cuddington (nr. Broxton), Dodleston, Duckington, Eaton (nr. Chester), Eccleston, Edge, Edgerley, Egerton, Farndon, Foulk Stapleford, Golborne Bellow, Golborne David, Grafton, Great Boughton, Guilden Sutton, Hampton, Handley, Harthill, Hatton (nr. Waverton), Hoole, Horton by Malpas, Huntington, Huxley, Kings Marsh, Larkton, Lea Newbold, Littleton, Lower Kinnerton, Macefen, Malpas, Marlston cum Lache, Mickle Trafford, Moston (nr. Chester),, Newton by Chester, Newton by Malpas, Newton by Tattenhall, Oldcastle, Overton, Picton, Poulton, Pulford, Rowton, Saighton, Shocklach Oviatt, Stockton, Stretton (nr. Tilston), Tattenhall, Threapwood, Tilston, Tushingham cum Grindley, Upton by Chester, Waverton werevin, Wigland and Wychough.
In 1871 the townships of Bache, Caughall, Chorlton (nr. Malpas), Christleton, Claverton, Dodleston, Eaton (nr. Chester),, Eccleston, Great Boughton, Guilden Sutton, Hoole, Huntington, Littleton, Lower Kinnerton, Marlston cum Lache, Mickle Trafford, Moston (nr. Chester),, Newton by Chester, Picton, Poulton, Pulford, Rowton, Saighton, Upton by Chester and Wervin were transfererd to the new Chester Castle division [see QPCa].
Broxton petty sessional division was abolished in 1974 to become part of the new Chester division [see ZQPK2]. |