Place:Chesterton, Staffordshire, England

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NameChesterton
TypeCivil parish
Coordinates53.0424°N 2.2509°W
Located inStaffordshire, England
See alsoWolstanton Rural, Staffordshire, Englandrural district of which it was part 1894-1904
Wolstanton United, Staffordshire, Englandurban district of which it was part 1904-1932
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, Englandmunicipal borough into which Wolstanton United Urban District was transferred in 1932
Newcastle-under-Lyme (district), Staffordshire, Englandmunicipal district of which it has been part since 1974
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Chesterton is a small, former mining village, located in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. In the 2011 census, Chesterton's population stood at 7,421.

In 1894 Chesterton became part of Wolstanton Rural District. The district was abolished in 1904 at which point the parish of Wolstanton, together with the parishes of Chesterton and Silverdale became Wolstanton United Urban District. In 1932 Wolstanton United Urban District was merged into Newcastle-under-Lyme municipal borough. The borough became the hub of Newcastle-under-Lyme District in 1974.

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