Puddington, Cheshire

Puddington is a village and civil parish on the Wirral Peninsula, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, located close to the border with Wales.[2] In the 2001 census the village of Puddington had 325 inhabitants,[3][4] increasing to 381 at the 2011 census.[1]

Puddington

The village green, Puddington
Puddington
Location within Cheshire
Population381 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ328733
Civil parish
  • Puddington
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNESTON
Postcode districtCH64
Dialling code0151
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

At local government level, Puddington is part of Cheshire West's Saughall and Mollington Ward as of 2020.[5]

Puddington has as its centrepiece a village green which hosts the annual Christmas carol service and summer barbecue.

History

Puddington is recorded in the Domesday Book[6] (1086), within the Wirral Hundred of Cheshire, with ten households listed. Formerly a township in Burton parish, it includes the hamlets of Badger's Rake (part), Benty Heys, Croxton Wood, Two Mills (part of, until 2015), Shotwick and Woodbank. The population was 139 in 1801, 176 in 1851, 126 in 1901 and 410 in 1951.[3]

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See also

References
  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Puddington Parish (E04011157)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  2. 117 Chester & Wrexham/Caer A Wrecsam (Map). 1:50000. Landranger. Ordnance Survey.
  3. "Puddington". GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  4. "2001 Census: Puddington". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 November 2007.
  5. "Ward Profile report: Saughall and Mollington Ward". Cheshire West and Chester Council. 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  6. "Place: Puddington". Open Domesday. Retrieved 19 June 2018.

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