Puddington, Cheshire

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Puddington
Location within Cheshire
Population381 (2011 Census) [1]
OS grid reference SJ328733
Civil parish
  • Puddington
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NESTON
Postcode district CH64
Dialling code 0151
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53°15′11″N3°00′29″W / 53.253°N 3.008°W / 53.253; -3.008 Coordinates: 53°15′11″N3°00′29″W / 53.253°N 3.008°W / 53.253; -3.008

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 2001 the village of Puddington had 325 inhabitants, [1] [3] increasing to 381 at the 2011 census. [4]

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History

Puddington is recorded in the Domesday book [5] (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. [1] At local government level, Puddington is part of Cheshire West's Saughall and Mollington Ward as of 2020. [6]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Puddington". GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. 117 Chester & Wrexham/Caer A Wrecsam (Map). 1:50000. Landranger. Ordnance Survey.
  3. "2001 Census: Puddington". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 November 2007.
  4. "Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  5. "Place: Puddington". Open Domesday. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  6. "Ward Profile report: Saughall and Mollington Ward". Cheshire West and Chester Council. 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2020.

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