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56 BIClERT08. CHESHIRE. [KE1LY'~.
Petty Sessions are held at Broxton Petty Sessional Court Cotton Edmonds, Crewe, Cuddington, DnckingtoD',.
Bouse the last tuesllay in each month at IO.~o a.m. Edge Edgerley, Egerton, Farndon, Foulk Stapleford,
& occasional courts every monday when reqUIred at Golb~rn Bellow, GolbofOo David, Grafton, Hampton,
II.30 a.m. except the m~mday be.fore Br~xton p~tty Handley, Harthill, Hatton, Horton, HuxJey, King'&
sessions, also at the 1Ialpas & Tattenhall Pol~ce Stabo~s Marsh, Larkton, Lea Newbold, Macefen, Malpas, Newwhen
necessary. The following places are mcluded m ton-by-Malpas, Newton-by-Tattenhall, Oldcastle. Overthe
division :-Agden, Aldersey, Aldrford, Barton, ton Shocklach Oviatt Stockton, Stretton, Tattenhall,
Bickerton Bickley, Bradley, Broxton, Bulkeley, Til;ton, 'fhreapwood, Tushingham-cum-Grindley,
Burwa.rdsiey, Buerton, Caldecott, Ctarden, Chid- Waverton, Wich-hough, Wigland
low, Gholmondeley, Ohorlton, Cho'W1ey, Church
Shocklach. Churton-by-Aldford. Churton-by-Farndon, Police Court. erected in 18 79, with residence; Charles-
'Churton Heath, Clutton, Coddington, Cotton Abbots, Edward Hicks, superintendent
BICKERTON. COMMERCIAL. Wigan Coal Co. Lim. Broxton station
Blake Philip Henry, Bank cottage .Arthan David, {anner, Gleggshal1 Windsor Joseph, coal & lime mer-
Hall Rev. James )ilelville M.A. (vicar Bamber Tho~as, cheese merchant, chant, Broxton station
& surro,;!ate), Vicarage Broxton statIon . BULKELEY.
Haswell William Denson, Combe dale B~n?on John, farm;r. . Brassey RIchard, The Grange
Johnson John
BIllmgton J. H. LImIted, c.oal ,& hme Barnet Chas. frmr. Wallnut Tree frID
COMMERCIAL mel'chant~: Broxton statIOn Bate John farmer
Bickerton Reading Hoom ·(George Wal- Bird Ed,:ard, farmer, Summerfield Boffey Jm~e,s, shopke·epeT, & ,Post off
ley, jun. sec)
Bourne Rlchd. frmr. Meadow Bank frm Fleet George, saddler Ii farmer
Bourne Robert farmer, Pool farm Carr Henry, farmer Hall William, farmer
Brookes Wi1lia~ cattle dealer Carr Thomas, farmer Harding William, farmer
Caldecott Mary blrs.), farmer J ~ckson James, farmer. Hopley Joseph, blacksmith & whlwrgti.
Cemetery (Jonathan Yernon, clerk to HIcli:s Cha.rl~s Ed. ,supt. J?o~lce Johnson Thos. fa!mer, Bulkeley hall
the burial board) Hopley WIlham, '" ~eelwrlgt Nield Joseph, mIller (steam), Bulke-
Dodd Lewis, farmer Hough T.h~s.threshmg machne.proptr ley mill
Harding George farmer J ~nes 'Vllham, shopkeeper DUCKINGTON
· 11..1' An' (M ) Red Lion Klmev George. farmer •
: N lxon .lUary n rs. , Lea John farmer Aldersay .Alfred &; Justina (Miss),frmrs
R?·:;~f~ i~~::~d::;:er Post office Le:l. Tho~as, ~rmer, Oak bank. Beecroft William, farmer, Duckington
S' y 1 t Harry' farmer' Lee Robert Grmdley, beer retailer grange
T lhllg edollid W·lli' f LewiS! Thomas, farmer Crooke Norman, The Bank
V rea gJo th1 am, ~rmer .& Lightfoot .Alfred, saddler Griffiths John, cowkeeper
ernton ona mil seeh s~~aCl'e assist- Lutener Capel Harrison, land agent Hopley Chas. wheelwright & cowkpr-
~r an ovJerseer, f oug '" to George Barbuur esq Lightfoot Charles, cowkeeper
,erll'Jl1 osep, h armer "". Ch 1 E A P H
Walley George, farmer, Hill farm .uC'rhmE:r ar es, gerton ..3.rms . EGERTON.
Walley Hugh Shore, farmer, Bicker- Pres~ott Thomas. farmer Aldred 'Wright, farmer
ton Hall farm Probm John, cowkeeper B 1" ('.I') f Egerton.
P dl J h f· ,0 k f rOt" ..3.n!1 .YJ.rs., armer, ..
Wardle Matthew general dealer rou ove 0 n, armer, a arm
, Redfern John, gamekeeper to George green .
BROXTON. Barbour esq H~ssall Jobn, farmer, Egerton green
Barbour George M.., A D.., L J.. P R· h d- Th RIO k PH Ikm John, farmer, Egerton green
IC ar lSon omas,' oya a .. 'I . Ed d f E rt b ,-
Bolesworth castle / & grocar -, or~ls mun, armer" ~~e on nBl
Barbour Robert B.A., J.P. Bolesworth Siddorn Jsph. farmr. Up.Broxton hall Robmson ~~hur, farmel, E",erton hall
castle
Singleton Harry,farmer & general dlr Ruscoe Phihp, farmer, Egerton green
Carr ..iustin Cooper, Broxton wwer hII SeviJI Jos~pn, horse breaker Shenton James, farmer, Egerton gra
Cooper Richard, Mount Pleasant Stant Frederick, baker ~;~rt0n.rJ~hnf farmer
Grosvenor Lord .!rthu.r Hugh D.L., Studley Thomas & Levi, farmers, ,Valley GO n, arfmer
J.P. Broxton Old hall Holywell farm a ey eorge, armel'
JonE's John, Sandcroft cottage Townsend Richard, tailor LARKTON.
Littledale Mrs. Bank head
Turton '\V'llter, stud groom to Lord Shone .Arthur .Augustus, farmer, Lark-
Overton Mrs
Tydd John, The Yilla
.Arthur Hugh Grosvenor ton hall
'Varburton In. blacksmith, Post office Sh.me Johr. Fredk. farmer, Lower hall
:BICKLEY is an ecclesiastical parish formed in 1892, CHOLMONDELEY is a township in Nantwich union
from the parishes of Malpas, Wrenbury and Marbury- and county court district, 3 miles north-east from Malcum-Quoisley,
and consists of the townships of Bickley,
Cholmondeley, Chorley and a small portion of Norbury.
pas sta.tion, on the London and .North \Vestern and Great
Western joint railway. Cholmondeley Castle, at present.
For civil purposes the respective townships still remain occupied by Granville Farquhar esq. was t'l'ected by Geo.
in the old parishes. Bickley parish is in the Eddisbury J ames, 1st )iarquess of Cholmondeley, about 1800, and is
division of the county, east division of the hundred of now the property of George Henry Hugh, 4th 'Marquess­
Broxton, Broxton petty sessional division, Whitchurch P.C. who is lord of the manor and sole landowner; it is a
county court district, rural deanery of :Malpas, and arch- noble castellated building of stone, occupying the summit
deaconry and diocese of ChestE'r. The village is supplied of a commanding eminence. smrounded with picturesquewith
water by the Corpol'ation of Liverpool. The church plea$ure grounds and a well-timbered park (If about 500
of St. Winefrede. erected in 1'892, from desi!Pls by Messr:,. ncres; the d~mestic chapel, a cruciform structure of
Douglas & Fordham, of Chester, is a building of red brick, stands a short distance enst-by-north of the Castle,.
sandstone, in the Early English style, consisting of chaneel,
nave, aisle, south porch and a western tower, conadjoining
the M·te of the Old Hall; it is Gothic in style,
with a south porch and western turret conroining one
taining one bell. The register dates from the year 1892.
The living is a V1icarage, net yoorly value £IlO, in the
bell, and was restored in 1652. The deed, dated 1285~
licensing this chapel for religious service. is still prE'~erved
gift of the Marquess of Cholmondelev, and held since
1900 by the Rev. Ernest Lake Le Fleming Freeland
in the estate office. The Re,. Ernest Lake Ie Flemincr
Freeland Gorst M.A. of St. John's CoI}ege, Cambridg::
Gorst :M.A. of St. J'Ohn's CoUege, Olmbridge, and private and vicar of Bickley, is the cha.plain. The area is 2,594
chaplain to the )Iarquess. acres of land and 63 o.f water; rateable value, £4.502;
BICKLEY township, in 'Whitchurch union, 2 miles the population in 1901 was 298.
east from 1Ialpas station on the Chester, Whitchur~h and Post, M. O. & T. 0., T .. ~I. 0., Express Delivery, Pat:ceI
S~rewsbury branch of the ~o~don and .North "ester~
raIlway, and 5 north from "hltchurch, IS a large agrl-
Post, S. B. & .A.nnmty & Insurance Office.-Charles-
Betteley Dodd, sub-postmasteor. Letters received from
cultura~ district of scattered. houses. Here is a Primitive
:\fethoclist chapel. erected III 1882. The ~I:Hquess of
~[alpas 7.5 a.m.; dispatched at 6.35 p.m. week days.
only. Telegraph office open on sundays from 8 till JC)'
Cholmondeley is sole owner of the land and lord of the
manor. The area is 2,436 acres of land and 38 of water;
rateable value, £3.424; the population in 1901 was 383 of
the ci,il parish, and of the ecclesiastical pm'ish 803.
Letters by foot post from ~Ialpas. Cholmondeley is the
nearest money order &; telegraph office, about 2 miles
distant
Wall Letter Boxes, Bickley Town. clea'red b p.m. except
sun.; Hethcr!',)n Green, cleared 5·30 p.m. except sun
a.m
Wall Letter Box, Four Lane Ends, opposite the schoo~
Tarporley road, cleared at 5 p.m. week days only
Wall Letter Box, on estate yard, cleg,red at 5.30 p.m.
except sunday
National Sc.hool (mixed & infants), built in J875, for 216
boys &; gIrls; average att.endance, 150 boys &; rrirls &,
40 infants; Robert Swift, master ."