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Keckwick

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"KECKWICK, a township in the parish of RUNCORN, hundred of BUCKLOW, county palatine of CHESTER, containing 56 inhabitants. The Duke of Bridgewater's canal passes through this township." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England  (1831) ©Mel Lockie]

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  • Keckwick was a township in Daresbury chapelry of Runcorn ancient parish, Bucklow hundred (SJ 5783), which became a civil parish in 1866.
  • The civil parish was abolished in 1936 to become part of Daresbury.
  • The populationwas 69 in 1801, 89 in 1851, and 65 in 1901.

For the period after 1936, see Daresbury.

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Civil Registration

  • Runcorn (1837-1936)
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Court Records

  • Bucklow (1828-39)
  • Daresbury (1839-1936)
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Description & Travel

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

  • 1936 April 1 — Abolished and incorporated into Daresbury (528 acres, pop. 54 in 1931)
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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SJ567836 (Lat/Lon: 53.347508, -2.651888), Keckwick which are provided by:

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Politics & Government

  • Runcorn Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
  • Runcorn Rural District (1894-1936)
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Runcorn
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Voting Registers

  • North Cheshire (1832-67)
  • Mid Cheshire (1868-85)
  • Knutsford (1885-1936)