{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-non-metropolitan-districts-definition-order-1972/schedule/part-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-non-metropolitan-districts-definition-order-1972/schedule/part-6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1972/2039",
  "legislation_title": "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-non-metropolitan-districts-definition-order-1972",
  "path": "schedule/part/6",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "COUNTY OF CHESHIRE",
  "text": "(1)\n(2)\nReference number of district\nArea of district by reference to existing administrative areas\n1\nThe county borough of Warrington;\nIn the administrative county of Chester—\nthe urban district of Lymm;\nin the rural district of Runcorn, the parishes of Appleton, Grappenhall, Hatton, Stockton Heath, Stretton and Walton;\nIn the administrative county of Lancaster—\nin the urban district of Golborne, the wards of Culcheth and Newchurch;\nthe rural district of Warrington;\nin the rural district of Whiston, so much of the parish of Bold as lies within the designated area of Warrington New Town.\n2\nIn the administrative county of Chester—\nthe urban district of Runcorn;\nin the rural district of Runcorn, the parishes of Daresbury, Moore and Preston Brook;\nIn the administrative county of Lancaster—\nthe borough of Widnes;\nin the rural district of Whiston, the parish of Hale.\n3\nIn the administrative county of Chester—\nthe borough of Ellesmere Port;\nthe urban district of Neston.\n4\nIn the administrative county of Chester—\nthe urban districts of Northwich and Winsford;\nthe rural district of Northwich;\nthe rural district of Runcorn, except the parishes in districts 1 and 2\n5\nIn the administrative county of Chester—\nthe borough of Macclesfield;\nthe urban districts of Alderley Edge, Bollington, Knutsford and Wilmslow;\nthe rural districts of Disley and Macclesfield;\nin the rural district of Bucklow, the parishes of Agden, Ashley, Aston by Budworth, Bexton, Bollington, High Legh, Little Warford, Marthall, Mere, Millington, Mobberley, Ollerton, Peover Inferior, Peover Superior, Pickmere, Plumley, Rostherne, Tabley Inferior, Tabley Superior, Tatton and Toft.\n6\nThe county borough of Chester;\nIn the administrative county of Chester, the rural districts of Chester and Tarvin.\n7\nIn the administrative county of Chester—\nthe borough of Crewe;\nthe urban district of Nantwich;\nthe rural district of Nantwich.\n8\nIn the administrative county of Chester—\nthe borough of Congleton;\nthe urban districts of Alsager, Middlewich and Sandbach;\nthe rural district of Congleton.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/2039/schedule/part/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T22:21:20.670452+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}