• Great Boughton (pronounced Baw-tun) was a township in St. Oswald's Parish, Broxton Hundred (SJ 4266), which became a civil parish in 1866.
• In 1936 part of Great Boughton was transferred to Chester, while part of Hoole was added to Great Boughton.
• Including the hamlets of Boughton Heath, Butterbache (part), Piper's Ash (part), Tarvin Bridge and Vicars Cross (part).
• The population was 544 in 1801, 1164 in 1851, 1034 in 1901, and 3164 in 1951.

CHURCHES AND CHAPELS

• Chester, St. Oswald (C of E). The ancient parish church for Great Boughton.
• Chester, St. Paul (C of E). The parish church for most of Great Boughton since 1846.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICTS

• Chester Rural Sanitary District (1875–94)
• Chester Rural District (1894–1974)
• Chester (1974–2009)
• Cheshire West and Chester (2009+)

ELECTORAL DISTRICTS

• Chester (1832–1974)

POOR-LAW UNIONS

• Great Boughton (1837–71)
• Chester (1871–1930)

REGISTRATION DISTRICTS

• Great Boughton (1837–69)
• Chester (1870–1937)
• West Cheshire (1937–74)
• Chester & Ellesmere Port (1974–98)
• Cheshire West (1998+)

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