Runcorn was a rural district in Cheshire,

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

from 1894 until 1974. It was named after but did not include

Runcorn Runcorn is an industrial town and cargo port in the Borough of Halton in Cheshire, England. Its population in 2011 was 61,789. The town is in the southeast of the Liverpool City Region, with Liverpool to the northwest across the River Mersey. ...

, a town on the

River Mersey The River Mersey () is in North West England. Its name derives from Old English and means "boundary river", possibly referring to its having been a border between the ancient kingdoms of Mercia and Northumbria. For centuries it has formed par ...

to the north-west of the district, which formed its own urban district. The district was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It was split between the new districts of

Vale Royal A vale is a type of valley. Vale may also refer to: Places Georgia * Vale, Georgia, a town in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region Norway * Våle, a historic municipality Portugal * Vale (Santa Maria da Feira), a former civil parish in the municipa ...

Warrington Warrington () is a town and unparished area in the borough of the same name in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Mersey. It is east of Liverpool, and west of Manchester. The population in 2019 was estimat ...

and Halton, with the parishes of Appleton,

Grappenhall Grappenhall is a suburb of Warrington in the civil parish of Grappenhall and Thelwall, which had a population of 9,377 at the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 census. History Grappenhall is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 with the name '' ...

Hatton Hatton may refer to: Places Canada * Hatton, Saskatchewan England * Hatton, Cheshire West and Chester, a former civil parish * Hatton, Derbyshire * Hatton, Lincolnshire * Hatton, London, in the London Borough of Hounslow * Hatton, Shropshire, a ...

Stockton Heath Stockton Heath is a civil parish and suburb of Warrington, in the Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is located to the north of the Bridgewater Canal and to the south of the Manchester Ship Canal, which divides Stockton Heath from Lat ...

, Stretton, and

Walton Walton may refer to: People * Walton (given name) * Walton (surname) * Susana, Lady Walton (1926–2010), Argentine writer Places Canada * Walton, Nova Scotia, a community ** Walton River (Nova Scotia) *Walton, Ontario, a hamlet United Kingdo ...

going to Warrington; the parishes of

Daresbury Daresbury is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Halton and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. At the 2001 census it had a population of 216, increasing to 246 by the 2011 census. History The name means "Deor's fo ...

, Moore and

Preston Brook Preston Brook is a village and civil parish in the borough of Halton, a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Cheshire in North West England. It is located to the south-east of Runcorn and south-west of Warrington, adjacent to the M5 ...

going to Halton (with Runcorn town), and the rest going to Vale Royal (now Cheshire West and Chester). The council had its offices at Castle Park in

Frodsham Frodsham is a market town, civil parish, and electoral ward in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Its population was 8,982 in 2001, increasing to 9,077 at the 2011 Census. It is s ...

Parishes

* Acton Grange (abolished in 1936 to form part of Walton) * Alvanley *

Antrobus Antrobus may refer to: * Antrobus (surname) *Antrobus, Cheshire, a village in Cheshire, England *Antrobus baronets The Antrobus Baronetcy, of Antrobus in the County Palatine of Chester, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It w ...

* Appleton * Aston-by-Sutton * Aston Grange (abolished in 1936 to form part of Aston) * Bartington (abolished in 1936 to enlarge Dutton) * Clifton (abolished in 1936 to enlarge Runcorn and Sutton) * Crowley (abolished in 1936 to enlarge Antrobus) *

* Dutton *

* Frodsham Lordship (abolished in 1936 to enlarge Frodsham) *

Great Budworth Great Budworth is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England, north of Northwich off the A559 road, east of Comberbach, northwest of Higher Marston and southeast of Budworth Heath. Until 1948, Great Budworth was part of the Arley Hall es ...

* Halton (unclear if abolished in 1936 to enlarge Runcorn) *

Helsby Helsby is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Overlooking the Mersey estuary, it is approximately north east of Chester and south we ...

* Higher Whitley (abolished in 1936 to form part of Whitley) * Keckwick (abolished in 1936 to enlarge

) *

Kingsley Kingsley may refer to: People * Kingsley (given name) * Kingsley (surname) Places Australia * Kingsley, Western Australia Canada * Rural Municipality of Kingsley No. 124, Saskatchewan England * Kingsley, Cheshire * Kingsley, Hampshire *Kingsley ...

* Kingswood (abolished in 1936 to enlarge Kingsley, Manley and Norley) * Lands common to Frodsham and Frodsham Lordship (Frodsham Lordship was abolished in 1936 to enlarge Frodsham) * Latchford Without (abolished in 1936 to enlarge Stockton Heath) * Lower Whitley (abolished in 1936 to form part of Whitley) * Manley * Moore * Newton by Daresbury (abolished in 1936 to enlarge Daresbury) * Newton by Frodsham (abolished in 1967 - unclear which parish it enlarged) * Norley *

Preston on the Hill Preston on the Hill is a village in the civil parish of Preston Brook and the unitary authority of Halton, in Cheshire, England. It is between the villages of Daresbury to the north and Dutton to the south. The village comprises the hamlets ...

(abolished in 1935 to enlarge

) * Seven Oaks (abolished in 1936 to enlarge

) * Stockham (abolished in 1936 to enlarge Norton) *

* Stretton *

Thelwall Thelwall is a suburban village in the Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England, close to the Lymm junction of the M6 motorway. History A fortified village was established at Thelwall in 923, in the reign of King Edward the Elder, which is me ...

* Walton Inferior (abolished in 1936 to form part of Walton) * Walton Superior (abolished in 1936 to form part of Walton) *

Weston Weston may refer to: Places Australia * Weston, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra * Weston, New South Wales * Weston Creek, a residential district of Canberra * Weston Park, Canberra, a park Canada * Weston, Nova Scotia * ...

(abolished in 1936 to enlarge Runcorn) * Whitley

References

Runcorn History of Cheshire Former districts of Cheshire Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894 Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 Rural districts of England {{Cheshire-geo-stub