Moreton Parish (CP/Tn)

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Industry

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Housing

Housing

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Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
MORETON Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 27.
MORETON CUM LINGHAM Alternate English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 27.

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Civil Parish CP 1866 1928 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Township Tn     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by MORETON EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 27.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
CHESHIRE Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 27.
WIRRAL RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1866 1928 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 27.
WIRRAL RD Local Government District 1866 1928 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 27.
WIRRAL RSD Sanitary District 1866 1928 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 27.
WIRRAL Hundred Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 27.
WOODCHURCH Registration sub-District     1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
BIDSTON CUM FORD CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 27.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1915 was enlarged by gaining part of HOYLAKE CUM WEST KIRBY CP Area: 102 acres. Population in 1921: 132.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; The County of Chester (Hoylake and West Kirby, etc.) Confirmation Order, 1915 (No. 63198)
01 Apr 1915 was reduced to enlarge SAUGHALL MASSIE CP/Tn Area: 7 acres.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; The County of Chester (Hoylake and West Kirby, etc.) Confirmation Order, 1915 (No. 63198)
01 Apr 1915 was enlarged by gaining part of SAUGHALL MASSIE CP/Tn Area: 69 acres. Population in 1921: 8.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; The County of Chester (Hoylake and West Kirby, etc.) Confirmation Order, 1915 (No. 63198)
01 Apr 1928 was abolished to enlarge WALLASEY CP/AP Area: 1366 acres.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; The Wallasey Corporation Act, 1927

Boundary Map of Moreton Parish (CP/Tn)

If the boundaries of the Parish-level Unit changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Moreton Parish (CP/Tn) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10176682

Date accessed: 09th April 2026