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"NORLEY, a township in the parish of FRODSHAM, second division of the hundred of EDDISBURY, county palatine of CHESTER, 5 miles (S. E.) from Frodsham, containing 434 inhabitants. There is a place of worship for Wesleyan Methodists." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) ©Mel Lockie]
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- Norley was a township in Frodsham ancient parish, Eddisbury hundred (SJ 5572), which became a civil parish in 1866.
- It includes the hamlets of Blakemere, Breech Moss, Flaxmere, Gadbank, Hambletts Hollow, Houndslough, Maddocks Hill and Pytchley Hollow.
- The population was 376 in 1801, 698 in 1851, 656 in 1901, 852 in 1951, and 1186 in 2001.
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- Runcorn (1837-1974)
- Vale Royal (1974-98)
- Cheshire Central (1998-2007)
- Cheshire (2007-09)
- Cheshire West & Chester (2009+)
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Norley to another place.
- 1882 March 25 — Lost detached part No.1 to Kingsley (4 acres, pop. 5 in 1881), and detached part No.2 to Crowton (5 acres, pop. 0 in 1881).
- 1883 March 25 — Gained a detached part of Crowton (3 acres, pop. 0 in 1891, including Firwood Moss).
- 1936 April 1 — Gained parts of Kingsley (142 acres, pop. 23 in 1931) and Kingswood (421 acres, pop. 28 in 1931).
- 1988 April 1 — Gained parts of Crowton and Delamere, and lost part to Crowton.
- 2015 April 1 — Lost parts to Crowton and Delamere & Oakmere, and gained parts of Crowton, Cuddington (near Weaverham), and Manley.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SJ570724 (Lat/Lon: 53.246866, -2.645861), Norley 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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- Runcorn Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
- Runcorn Rural District (1894-1974)
- Vale Royal (1974-2009)
- Cheshire West & Chester (2009+)