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The following alternate names exist for this unit:
| Name | Status | Language | Start | End | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT BOUGHTON | Official | English | 01 Jan 1870 | 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'. | |
| CHESTER | Preferred | English | 01 Jan 1870 | 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'. |
This unit contained the following units:
This unit was part of the following units:
This unit was affected by the following changes:
| Date | Type of change | Other unit involved | Area transferred | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Aug 1871 | was enlarged by gaining part of | WREXHAM RegD/PLU | Hope lost the townships of Tryddyn, Merford and Hoseley, and Hope to Hawarden | Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) |
| 01 Jul 1892 | was enlarged by gaining part of | NANTWICH RegD/PLU | Bunbury lost the parishes of Beeston, Burwardsley, Eaton, Rushton, Tarporley, Tilstone, Fearnall, Tiverton, amd Utkinton to Tattenhall | Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) |
| 01 Jan 1903 | was reduced to create | HAWARDEN RegD/PLU | Buckley (Hawarden), Buckley (Mold), Hawarden, Higher Kinnerton, Hope, Marford & Hoseley, Saltney, Sealand, Tryddyn formed the new RD of Hawarden - See Further research2 for Flintshire | Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) |
If the boundaries of the Poor Law Union/Reg. District changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Chester Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10428531
Date accessed: 08th April 2026