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Childer Thornton
Childer Thornton is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, in the unitary authority Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It was once a separate village but has since been incorporated into Ellesmere Port. Childer Thornton is on the A41 road, A41 trunk road, between Hooton, Cheshire, Hooton and Little Sutton, Cheshire, Little Sutton. History The name Childer Thornton means "children's thorn-tree farm/settlement" and likely derives from the Old English words ''cild'' (children), ''þorn'' (hawthorn tree) and ''tūn'' (a farmstead or settlement). Although not specifically mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, it constituted a portion of the land owned by Chester Cathedral, St Werburgh's Abbey in Chester. Childer Thornton was once within the parish of Eastham, Merseyside, Eastham in the Wirral Hundred, becoming a separate civil parish in 1866. It was administered as part of Wirral Rural District until 1933 when it was transferred to Ellesmere Port ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheshire West And Chester
Cheshire West and Chester is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It was established on 1 April 2009 as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England, 2009 local government changes, by virtue of an order under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007. It superseded the boroughs of Ellesmere Port and Neston, Vale Royal and the Chester (district), City of Chester; its council assumed the functions and responsibilities of the former Cheshire County Council within its area. The remainder of ceremonial Cheshire is composed of Cheshire East, Borough of Halton, Halton and Borough of Warrington, Warrington. The decision to create the Cheshire West and Chester unitary authority was announced on 25 July 2007 following a consultation period, in which a proposal to create a single Cheshire unitary authority was rejected. Governan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
