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"STAPELEY, a township in the parish of WYKUNBURY, hundred of NANTWICH, county palatine of CHESTER, 1¾ mile (S. E.) from Nantwich, containing 329 inhabitants." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England  (1831) ©Mel Lockie]

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  • Stapeley was a township in Wybunbury ancient parish, Nantwich hundred (SJ 6750), which became a civil parish in 1866.
  • It includes the hamlets of Artle Brook (part), Broad Lane, Butt Green, Haymoor Green (part) and Howbeck Bank (part).
  • The population was 249 in 1801, 462 in 1851, 686 in 1901, 513 in 1951, and 1048 in 2001.
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Civil Registration

  • Nantwich (1837-1937)
  • Crewe (1937-74)
  • Congleton & Crewe (1974-88)
  • South Cheshire (1988-98)
  • Cheshire Central (1998-2007)
  • Cheshire (2007-09)
  • Cheshire East (2009+)
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Court Records

  • Nantwich (1828-1974)
  • Crewe & Nantwich (1974-92)
  • South Cheshire (1992+)
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Description & Travel

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Historical Geography

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SJ678497 (Lat/Lon: 53.043591, -2.481728), Stapeley which are provided by:

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Politics & Government

  • Nantwich Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
  • Nantwich Rural District (1894-74)
  • Crewe & Nantwich (1974-2009)
  • Cheshire East (2009+)
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Nantwich
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Voting Registers

  • South Cheshire (1832-67)
  • West Cheshire (1868-85)
  • Crewe (1885-1954)
  • Nantwich (1955-74)