Place:Whitley, Cheshire, England

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NameWhitley
Alt namesWhitley-Superiorsource: from redirect
Whitley-Inferiorsource: from redirect
Higher Whitleysource: hamlet in parish
Lower Whitleysource: hamlet in parish
Whitley Inferiorsource: parish transferred
Whitley Superiorsource: parish transferred
TypeCivil parish
Coordinates53.317°N 2.567°W
Located inCheshire, England     (1936 - )
See alsoGreat Budworth, Cheshire, Englandancient parish of which Whitley Inferior and Whitley Superior were townships
Bucklow Hundred, Cheshire, Englandhundred in which they were located
Runcorn Rural, Cheshire, Englandrural district in which they were located
Vale Royal District, Cheshire, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area 1974-2009
Cheshire West and Chester District, Cheshire, Englanddistrict municipality and unitary authority covering the area since 2009
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Whitley was created in 1936 from the civil parishes of Whitley Inferior and Whitley Superior, now known as Lower Whitley (#21 on map) and Higher Whitley (#16 on map) respectively.

Whitley is now a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester in Cheshire, England. It is surrounded by the parishes of Antrobus (#3), Comberbach (#11) (which had absorbed Sevenoaks(#29)), Little Leigh (#19) and Dutton (#13). It also borders Daresbury in Halton borough as well as Hatton and Stretton (#30) in Warrington borough.

Whitley lies mostly in the northern part of a triangle of land bounded by the A49 (Warrington to Tarporley) to the west, the A559 (Warrington to Northwich) to the east and the A533 (Runcorn to Northwich) to the south.

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Lower and Upper Whitley were the chief villages of the townships of Whitley Inferior and Whitley Superior, respectively. The townships were located within the ancient parish of Great Budworth in Bucklow Hundred. They became civil parishes in 1866 and were both located in Runcorn Rural District. In 1936 they were joined to form the parish of Whitley.

Image:Great Budworth ancient parish.png

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