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Newhall (near Audlem)

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"NEWHALL, a township in the parish of ACTON, hundred of NANTWICH, county palatine of CHESTER, 5½ miles (S. W. by S.) from Nantwich, containing 854 inhabitants. The site of the ancient castle, which suffered greatly from the incursions of the Welch, can no longer be traced." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England  (1831) ©Mel Lockie]

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  • Newhall was a township in the ancient parishes of Wrenbury and Audlem, Nantwich hundred (SJ 6245), which became a civil parish in 1866.
  • It includes the hamlets of Aston, Aston Heath, Barnett Brook, Brown's Bank, Dodds Green, Grandford, Grindley Green, Hollingreen, Kingswood Green, Maiden Estate, Salesbrook, Sandford (part) and Sheppenhall.
  • The population was 819 in 1801, 891 in 1851, 718 in 1901, 720 in 1951, and 669 in 2001.
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