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"FULSHAW, a township in the parish of WILMSLOW, hundred of MACCLESFIELD, county palatine of CHESTER, 6 miles (N.W.) fromMacclesfield, containing 256 inhabitants."  [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England  (1831) ©Mel Lockie]

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  • Fulshaw was a township in Wilmslow ancient parish, Macclesfield hundred (SJ 8480), which became a civil parish in 1866.
  • In 1894 the civil parish was abolished to become parts of Wilmslow and Bollinfee.
  • The population was 214 in 1801 and 358 in 1851.
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Churches

See Wilmslow.

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Civil Registration

  • Altrincham (1837-94)
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Court Records

  • Prestbury (1828-1894)
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Description & Travel

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

  • 1883 — Gained detached part No.3 of Pownall Fee (less than 1 acre, pop. 37 in 1891)
  • 1888 March 24 — Gained detached part No.2 of Pownall Fee (5 acres, pop. 0 in 1891)
  • 1894 September 30 — Abolished and divided between Bollinfee (pop. 251 in 1901) and Wilmslow (pop. 1403 in 1901)

For the period after 1894. see Wilmslow and Bollinfee.

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SJ840806 (Lat/Lon: 53.322079, -2.241659), Fulshaw which are provided by:

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Politics & Government

  • Chorley Urban Sanitary District (partly, 1875-94) *
  • Wilmslow Urban Sanitary District (partly, 1875-94) **

* The part in Chorley Urban Sanitary District (1875-94) was added to Bollinfee civil parish in 1894.
** The part in Wilmslow Urban Sanitary District (1875-94) became part of  Wilmslow civil parish in 1894.

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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Altrincham (1836-94)
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Voting Registers

  • North Cheshire (1832-67)
  • East Cheshire (1868-85)
  • Knutsford (1885-94)