Mollington, Cheshire
Mollington | |
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Mollington sign | |
Location within Cheshire | |
Population | 626 (2011 census) |
OS grid reference | SJ385702 |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CHESTER |
Postcode district | CH1 |
Dialling code | 01244 |
Police | Cheshire |
Fire | Cheshire |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Mollington is a village and
At the 2011 census, the village had a population of 626.[2]
History
The name derives from Old English, meaning 'a farmstead or settlement (tūn) connected with a person named Moll'.[3]
Mollington was mentioned in the Domesday Book as Molintune[4] and comprised eleven households (three villagers, three smallholders and five slaves/servants).[5]
The village previously consisted of two separate settlements. Great Mollington was formerly known as Mollington Tarrant and was a township in the parish of Backford. It had a population of 111 in 1801, and 122 in 1851.[6] Little Mollington (Mollington Banastre) was a township in the parish of St. Mary on the Hill, Wirral Hundred. Its population was previously 23 in 1801, 16 in 1851 and 44 in 1901.[7] Both settlements were combined into Mollington civil parish in 1901 with a total population of 232, increasing to 335 in 1951 and 663 in 2001.[8][9]
Mollington railway station, linking the village directly with Chester and with Liverpool via the Wirral, was closed on 7 March 1960;[10] the station building is now a private residence.
In 1982, Mollington became the first place in Britain to have a
Description
Mollington is a small semi-rural
The village is served by two local bus routes, but with an infrequent service most residents move about by private transport.
Mollington is characterised by tree-lined lanes with grass verges and farmland as well as sizeable family homes. It has an open, rolling and green aspect, which made it a pleasant location for the former Mollington Hall, a
Governance
Mollington is a
Sport
Mollington is home to Mollington Cricket Club (MCC), a village team that plays friendly matches across
Popular culture
Mollington is name-checked in a song by Half Man Half Biscuit. The title of the song is "The Unfortunate Gwatkin"[16] from the Urge for Offal album. It makes reference to the fact that the unfortunate victim in the song's narrative was returning from the fictional Pessimist Festival in Mollington. The lyrics also mention the nearby churchyard of St Lawrence and Wervin Turnpike.
See also
References
- ^ "Mollington Parish Council Website". Mollington Parish Council. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Key to English Place-Names: Great and Little Mollington". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Cheshire A-K: Mollington". Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ Powell-Smith, Anna. "Mollington". Open Domesday/University of Hull. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Great Mollington". GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Little Mollington". GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Mollington". GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Mollington Parish (13UB082)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ISBN 0-901115-87-8
- ^ "Watching out for the neighbours". BBC News. 18 September 2002. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
- ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Mollington Ward (13UBHB)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "MCC early days". MCC 1903. Paul Nicholson. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "About Us". Mollington Cricket Club. Paul Nicholson. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ Rand, Chris. "The Half Man Half Biscuit Lyrics Project". halfmanhalfbiscuit.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
External links
- Media related to Mollington, Cheshire at Wikimedia Commons