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"GRAFTON, a township in the parish of TILSTON, higher division of the hundred of BROXTON, county palatine of CHESTER, 4½ miles (N. W. by N.) from Malpas, containing 21 inhabitants." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) ©Mel Lockie]
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- Grafton was a township in Tilston ancient parish, Broxton hundred (SJ 4451), which became a civil parish in 1866.
- The population was 23 in 1801, 12 in 1851, 2 in 1901, 4 in 1951, and 3 in 2001.
- In 2015 the civil parish ws abolished and incorporated into Tilston.
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- Broxton (1828-1974)
- Chester (1974-2001)
- Chester, Ellesmere Port & Neston (2001-12)
- West Cheshire (2012-15)
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- 2015 April 1 — Abolished and incorporated into Tilston.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SJ448515 (Lat/Lon: 53.057878, -2.825031), Grafton which are provided by:
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- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
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- Tarvin Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
- Tarvin Rural District (1894-1974)
- Chester (1974-2009)
- Cheshire West & Chester (2009-15)