Place:Bexton, Cheshire, England

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NameBexton
TypeCivil parish, Hamlet
Coordinates53.288°N 2.389°W
Located inCheshire, England
See alsoKnutsford, Cheshire, Englandancient parish of which it was a township
Bucklow Hundred, Cheshire, Englandhundred in which it was located
Bucklow Rural, Cheshire, Englandrural district in which it was located 1894-1974
Knutsford, Cheshire, Englandurban district which absorbed a significant part of the parish in 1936
Macclesfield District, Cheshire, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area 1974-2009
Cheshire East, Cheshire, Englandunitary authority covering the area since 2009
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Bexton has been since 2009 a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Part of the parish was absorbed into Knutsford in 1936 and is located to the south of the centre of the town. According to the 2001 census the remainder of the parish had a population of 9.

Bexton Hall is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building, and is the only listed building in the parish.

NOTE: The population as given in Wikipedia has been verified. Office for National Statistics: Census 2001: Parish Headcounts : Macclesfield

Bexton was originally a township in Knutsford ancient parish in Bucklow Hundred which became a civil parish in 1866. The population was 49 in 1801, 87 in 1851, 124 in 1901 and 11 in 1951.

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