Childer Thornton

Human settlement in England

Childer Thornton

The Halfway House pub on the A41 road

Childer Thornton

Location within Cheshire

OS grid reference| SJ368776
Unitary authority|

* Cheshire West and Chester

Ceremonial county|

* Cheshire

Region|

* North West

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| ELLESMERE PORT
Postcode district| CH66
Dialling code| 0151
Police| Cheshire
Fire| Cheshire
Ambulance| North West
UK Parliament|

* Ellesmere Port and Neston

List of places

England
Cheshire

53°17′31″N 2°56′56″W﻿ / ﻿53.292°N 2.949°W﻿ / 53.292; -2.949

Childer Thornton is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, in the unitary authority Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It was once a separate village but has since been incorporated into Ellesmere Port. Childer Thornton is on the A41 trunk road, between Hooton and Little Sutton.

## History

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The name Childer Thornton means "children's thorn-tree farm/settlement" and likely derives from the Old English words cild (children), þorn (hawthorn tree) and tūn (a farmstead or settlement).[1]

Although not specifically mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, it constituted a portion of the land owned by St Werburgh's Abbey in Chester.

Thornton-Childer was formerly a township in the parish of Eastham,[2] in the Wirral Hundred, in 1866 Childer Thornton became a separate civil parish. It was administered as part of Wirral Rural District until 1933 when it was transferred to Ellesmere Port Urban District. On 1 April 1950 the parish was abolished and merged with Ellesmere Port.[3][4] The population was 112 in 1801, 319 in 1851 and rising to 685 by 1901.[3] In 1931 the parish had a population of 792.[5] From 1974 to 2009 it was in Ellesmere Port and Neston district.

## Geography

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Childer Thornton is in the southern part of the Wirral Peninsula, near to the town of Ellesmere Port.

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Neighbouring places

| Hooton | Hooton | Vauxhall Ellesmere Port

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Willaston |

Childer Thornton

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Overpool
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Ledsham | Little Sutton | Little Sutton

## Community and Economy

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The village has one school, three pubs, a hotel and a garden centre. Childer Thornton is exactly halfway in distance between Birkenhead and Chester and one of the pubs is named 'The Halfway House', which was a stagecoach stop between Chester and New Ferry in the 1770s.[6] Childer Thornton's other pubs are 'The Burleydam' and 'The White Lion'. The Village Petrol Station is equipped with a charging station for electric vehicles.

## Religion

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Childer Thornton is in the Anglican parish of Hooton, with an attractive parish church made of local sandstone, situated just outside the village itself. St Paul's Church was built between 1858 and 1862, at a cost of £5,000.[7] It was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1985.[8]

## Transport

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The junction of the A41 and A550 roads, to the north of Childer Thornton

The busy A41 road between Birkenhead and Chester runs through the middle of Childer Thornton. Despite this, the area is relatively unspoilt, with the M53 motorway effectively diverting away from the bulk of through traffic. To the north of the village, the A550 road diverges from the A41, heading towards North Wales.

The nearest railway station is Little Sutton, on the Wirral line of the Merseyrail network between Ellesmere Port and Liverpool.

The village is however served by frequent bus services (as of 2021):

Route No. | From | To | Via | Frequency

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1 | Liverpool | Chester | Birkenhead, Chester Zoo | Every 15 mins
X1 | Liverpool | Chester | Birkenhead, Hope Farm | Every 10 mins
811 | Moreton | Broughton | Birkenhead | Hourly
272 | Arrowe Park | Ellesmere Port | Willaston | Hourly
359 | Neston (Raby Park Road) | Ellesmere Port | Willaston (a.m.)/Ledsham Road (p.m.) | 1 a.m. journey and 1 p.m. journey

## References

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1. ^ "Key to English Place-Names: Childer Thornton". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
2. ^ "History of Childer Thornton, in Ellesmere Port and Neston and Cheshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
3. ^ a b "Childer Thornton". GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
4. ^ "Childer Thornton Tn/CP". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
5. ^ "Population statistics Childer Thornton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
6. ^ "Guide To Ellesmere Port". drakesvision.com. Retrieved 28 June 2007.
7. ^ "Urbanisation of Ellesmere Port". Whitby High School. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2007.
8. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Paul, including south-west boundary wall and gates, Hooton (1115407)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

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Cheshire West and Chester

Principal settlements|

* Chester
* Ellesmere Port
* Frodsham
* Neston
* Northwich
* Winsford

Civil parishes (current)|

* Acton Bridge
* Agden
* Aldersey
* Aldford and Saighton
* Allostock
* Alvanley
* Anderton with Marbury
* Antrobus
* Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel
* Aston
* Bache
* Backford
* Barnton
* Barrow
* Barton
* Beeston
* Bostock
* Broxton
* Burwardsley
* Byley
* Capenhurst
* Carden
* Chester Castle
* Chidlow
* Chorlton
* Chowley
* Christleton
* Churton
* Clotton Hoofield
* Clutton
* Coddington
* Comberbach
* Croughton
* Crowton
* Cuddington, Eddisbury
* Cuddington, Malpas
* Darnhall
* Davenham
* Delamere and Oakmere
* Dodleston
* Duckington
* Duddon and Burton
* Dunham-on-the-Hill and Hapsford
* Dutton
* Eaton and Eccleston
* Elton
* Farndon
* Frodsham
* Golborne David
* Great Boughton
* Great Budworth
* Guilden Sutton
* Handley
* Hargrave and Huxley
* Hartford
* Harthill
* Helsby
* Huntington
* Ince
* Kelsall
* Kingsley
* Kingsmead
* Lach Dennis
* Lea-by-Backford
* Ledsham
* Little Budworth
* Little Leigh
* Little Stanney
* Littleton
* Lostock Gralam
* Malpas
* Manley
* Marston
* Mickle Trafford and District
* Mollington
* Moston
* Mouldsworth
* Moulton
* Neston
* Nether Peover
* No Man’s Heath and District
* Norley
* Northwich
* Poulton and Pulford
* Puddington
* Rowton
* Rudheath
* Rushton
* Saughall and Shotwick Park
* Shocklach Oviatt and District
* Sproston
* Stanthorne and Wimboldsley
* Stoak
* Stretton
* Sutton Weaver
* Tarporley
* Tarvin
* Tattenhall and District
* Thornton-le-Moors
* Threapwood
* Tilston
* Tiverton and Tilstone Fearnall
* Tushingham-cum-Grindley, Macefen and Bradley
* Upton-by-Chester
* Utkinton and Cotebrook
* Waverton
* Weaverham
* Wervin
* Whitegate and Marton
* Whitley
* Wigland
* Willington
* Wincham
* Winsford

Civil parishes (former)|

* Aldford
* Ashton Hayes
* Bickley
* Bradley
* Bridge Trafford
* Bruen Stapleford
* Buerton
* Burton
* Caldecott
* Caughall
* Chorlton-by-Backford
* Church Shocklach
* Churton by Aldford
* Churton by Farndon
* Churton Heath
* Claverton
* Cotton Abbotts
* Cotton Edmunds
* Crewe-by-Farndon
* Delamere
* Dunham-on-the-Hill
* Duddon
* Eaton
* Eccleston
* Edge
* Edgerley
* Foulk Stapleford
* Golborne Bellow
* Grafton
* Hampton
* Hapsford
* Hatton
* Hockenhull
* Hoole Village
* Horton-by-Malpas
* Horton-cum-Peel
* Huxley
* Iddinshall
* Kings Marsh
* Larkton
* Lea Newbold
* Lower Kinnerton
* Macefen
* Marlston-cum-Lache
* Mickle Trafford
* Newton by Malpas
* Newton-by-Tattenhall
* Oakmere
* Oldcastle
* Overton
* Picton
* Poulton
* Prior's Heys
* Pulford
* Saighton
* Saughall
* Shocklach Oviatt
* Shotwick
* Shotwick Park
* Stanthorne
* Stockton
* Tattenhall
* Tilstone Fearnall
* Tiverton
* Tushingham cum Grindley
* Utkinton
* Wimbolds Trafford
* Wimboldsley
* Woodbank
* Wychough

Unparished areas|

* Chester
* Ellesmere Port

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Unitary authorities|

* Cheshire East
* Cheshire West and Chester
* Halton
* Warrington

Major settlements
(cities in italics)|

* Alsager
* Birchwood
* Bollington
* Chester
* Congleton
* Crewe
* Culcheth
* Ellesmere Port
* Frodsham
* Handforth
* Holmes Chapel
* Knutsford
* Lymm
* Macclesfield
* Malpas
* Middlewich
* Nantwich
* Neston
* Northwich
* Poynton
* Runcorn
* Sandbach
* Warrington
* Widnes
* Wilmslow
* Winsford
See also: List of civil parishes in Cheshire

Rivers|

* Bollin
* Croco
* Dane
* Dean
* Dee
* Gowy
* Goyt
* Mersey
* Weaver
* Waldron
* Wheelock

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Areas and suburbs of Ellesmere Port

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* Great Sutton
* Hooton
* Little Stanney
* Little Sutton
* Netherpool
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