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FRANKBY, a township and a chapelry in West Kirby parish, Cheshire. The township lies 5½ miles WSW of Birkenhead r. station, and 7 NNW of Great Neston. Acres, 558. Real property, £975. Pop., 137. Houses, 27. The chapelry is more extensive than the township, and was constituted in 1861. Post town, West Kirby, under Birkenhead. Pop., 380. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Chester. Value, £203.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Chester. The church was built in 1862; and is in the decorated English style.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township and a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Frankby Parish West Kirby Parish Cheshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Frankby |
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