Wervin is a small village and
civil parish
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in the unitary authority of
Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of
Cheshire, England. It is situated between
Chester and
Ellesmere Port
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, near the
Shropshire Union Canal and the
M53 motorway
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.
History
The origin of the name is uncertain. One possible meaning being "cattle fen", derived from the
Old English
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''weorf'' (cattle) and ''fenn'' (a fen or marsh).
Wervin was mentioned in the
Domesday Book
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as ''Wivevrene'' and comprised eight households. Ownership of the land was divided between
St. Werburgh's Abbey and William Malbank.
The village was a
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
in St. Oswald's Parish, becoming a civil parish in 1866. Historically, Wervin was within
Broxton Hundred and
Wirral Hundred
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at different points in time.
Demography
The population was recorded as 56 in 1801, then 60 in 1851, 94 in 1901 and 89 in 1951.
[
According to the 2001 census, Wervin had a population of 118, increasing to 146 by the 2011 census.]
See also
*Listed buildings in Wervin
Wervin is a civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, England. It contains two buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed building
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References
External links
Villages in Cheshire
Civil parishes in Cheshire
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