• Grappenhall was a township in Grappenhall Parish, Bucklow Hundred (SJ 6486), which became a civil parish in 1866.
• In 1933 its boundary with Lancashire was altered to follow the centre of the Manchester Ship Canal.
• In 1936 Grappenhall was extended to include Thelwall, and a small part of Grappenhall was transferred to Stockton Heath.
• Including the hamlet of Highfields.
• The population was 338 in 1801, 708 in 1851, 987 in 1901, and 5655 in 1951.

CHURCHES AND CHAPELS

• Grappenhall, St. Wilfrid (C of E). An ancient parish, originally serving the townships of Grappenhall and Latchford. Registers of Baptisms 1574–1942, Marriages 1574–1942 and Burials 1574–1925 have been deposited at the Cheshire Record Office.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICTS

• Warrington Rural Sanitary District (1875–94)
• Warrington Rural District (1894–96)
• Runcorn Rural District (1894-1974)
• Warrington (1974+)

ELECTORAL DISTRICTS

• North Cheshire (1832–67)
• Mid Cheshire (1868–85)
• Knutsford (1885–1948)
• Runcorn (1949–74)

POOR-LAW UNIONS

• Runcorn (1837–45)
• Warrington (1845–96)
• Runcorn (1896–1930).

REGISTRATION DISTRICTS

• Runcorn (1837–45)
• Warrington (1845–96)
• Runcorn (1896–1974)
• Warrington (1974+)

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