Description
Eddisbury, a township in Delamere parish and forest, Cheshire, 7 1/2 miles SW of Northwich. Acreage, 2085; population, 279. It was known to the Saxons as Eadersbyrig, and it gives the title of Baron to the Stanleys of Alderley. Eddisbury Hill has traces of an ancient fortification, said to have been erected by Ethelfleda, daughter of Alfred the Great.
Eddisbury Parliamentary Division of Cheshire was formed under the Redistribution of Seats Act of 1885, and returns one member to the House of Commons. Population, 55,249. The division includes the following:–Broxton– Agden, Aldersey, Aldford, Barton, Bickerton, Bickley, Brad-ley, Broxton, Buerton, Bulkeley, Burwardsley, Caldecot, Carden, Chidlow, Cholmondeley, Chorlton, Chowley, Churton-by-Aldford, Churton-by-Farndon, Churton Heath, Glutton, Coddington, Cotton Abbotts, Cotton Edmonds, Crewe, Cuddington, Duckington, Edge, Edgerley, Egerton, Farndon, Foulk Stapleford, Golborn Bellow, Golborn David, Grafton, Hampton, Handley, Harthill, Hatton, Horton, Huxley, King's Marsh, Larkton, Lea Newbold, Macefen, Malpas, Newton-by-Malpas, Newton-by-Tattenhall, Oldcastle, Overton, Shocklach Church, Shocklach Oviatt, Stockton, Stretton, Tattenhall, Threapwood, Tilston, Tushingham-cum-Grindley, Waverton, Wichhough, Wigland; Eddisbury (part of)–Alpraham, Alvanley, Ashton, Barrow, Beeston, Bruen Stapleford, Budworth (Little), Bunbury, Barton, Calveley, Clotton Hoofield, Crowton, Cuddington, Darnhall, Delamere, Duddon, Dunham-on-the-Hill, Eaton, Eddisbury, Frodsham, Frodsham Lordship, Haughton, Helsby, Hockenhull, Horton-cum-Peel, Iddenshall, Kelsall, Kingsley, Kingswood, Manley, Marton, Mouldsworth, Newton, Norley, Oakmere, Onston, Oulton (Low), Peckforton, Pryor's Hayes, Ridley, Rushton, Spurstow, Tarporley, Tarvin, Tilston Fearnall, Tiverton, Utkinton, Wardle, Weaver, Wettenhall, Willington; Chester Castle (part of)–Bache, Boughton (Great), Caughall, Chester Castle, Christleton, Claverton, Dodleston, Eaton, Eccleston, Eiton, Guildes Sutton, Hapsford, Hoole, Huntington, Ince, Kinnerton (Lower), Littleton, Marlston-cum-Lache, Moston, Newton-by-Chester, Picton, Poulton, Pulford Rowton, Saighton, Thornton-in-the-Moors, Trafford Bridge, Trafford Mickle, Trafford Wimbolds, Upton, Wervin; Nantwich–Acton, Aston-juxta-Mondrum, Audlem, Austerson, Baddiley, Baddington, Bartberton, Blakenhall, Bridgmere, Brindley, Broomhall, Buerton, Burland, Checkley-cum-Wrinehill, Cholmondeston, Chorlpy, Church Minshull, Coole Pilate, Dodcott-cum-Wilkesley, Doddington, Ediaston, Faddiley, Hankelow, Hatherton, Henhull, Hunsterson, Hurleston, Lea, Leighton, Marbury-cum-Quoisley, Monks Coppenhall, Newhall, Norbury, Poole, Sound, Stoke, Tittenley, Walgherton, Wirswall, Woodcott, Woolstanwood, Worleston, Wrenbury-cum-Frith; Northwich (part of)–Bradwell, Minshull Vernon, Moston, Occleston, Sutton, Tetton, Warmingham, Wimboldsley; Chester, municipal borough.
