Moreton Cum Alcumlow
Governance
There are two tiers of local government covering Moreton cum Alcumlow, at parish and unitary authority level: Newbold Astbury cum Moreton Parish Council, and Cheshire East Council. The parish council is a grouped parish council, also covering the neighbouring parish of Newbold Astbury.
Administrative history
Moreton cum Alcumlow was historically one of twelve townships within the ancient parish of Astbury, and formed part of the Northwich hundred of Cheshire. From the 17th century onwards, parishes were gradually given various civil functions under the poor laws, in addition to their original ecclesiastical functions. In some cases, including Astbury, the civil functions were exercised by each township separately rather than the parish as a whole. In 1866, the legal definition of 'parish' was changed to be the areas used for administering the poor laws, and so Moreton cum Alcumlow became a civil parish.
The parish was too small to have a parish council when they were established in 1894, so had a parish meeting instead. It was placed under a grouped parish council with neighbouring Newbold Astbury in 1975.
See also
References
- ^ "Moreton cum Alcumlow parish". City Population. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ "Newbold Astbury cum Moreton Parish Council". Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ "Moreton cum Alcumlow Township / Civil Parish". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ Youngs, Frederic (1991). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England: Volume II, Northern England. London: Royal Historical Society. p. xv. ISBN 0861931270.
- ^ "Joining together". Evening Sentinel. Stoke-on-Trent. 2 October 1975. p. 12. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
External links
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