TST: Historical Geography information for Chester and places above it in the hierarchy

Historical Geography information for Chester and places above it in the hierarchy

1884 — Created from the parts within Chester Muncipal Borough of the parishes of Holy Trinity (pop. 3020 in 1881), St. Bridget (pop. 1104 in 1881), St. John the Baptist (pop. 10905 in 1881), St. Martin (pop. 779 in 1881), St. Mary on the Hill (pop. 5276 in 1881), St. Michael (pop. 758 in 1881), St. Olave (pop. 579 in 1881), St. Oswald (pop. 11724 in 1881) and St. Peter (pop. 622 in 1881), together with the Abbey Precincts (pop. 245 in 1881), the township of Spital Boughton (pop. 139 in 1881), and part of the township of Great Boughton (pop. 1643 in 1881).
1899 November 9 — Gained part of Chester Castle (pop. 0 in 1901), and lost parts to Blacon cum Crabwall (pop. 0 in 1901) and Chester Castle (pop. 0 in 1901).
1936 April 1 — Gained parts of Blacon cum Crabwall (985 acres, pop. 774 in 1931), Claverton (3 acres, pop. 0 in 1931), Great Boughton (48 acres, pop. 954 in 1931), Hoole (47 acres, pop. 404 in 1931), Little Saughall (8 acres, pop. 0 in 1931), Marlston cum Lache (35 acres, pop. 41 in 1931) and Newton by Chester (153 acres, pop. 2134 in 1931), and lost part to Great Boughton (2 acres, pop. 0 in 1931).
1954 April 1 — Gained parts of Hoole (498 acres, pop. 8705 in 1951) and Upton by Chester (22 acres, pop. 10 in 1951).
2015 April 1 — Gained part of Saughall.

Jimella's (Internet Archived page) British Counties, Parishes, etc. for Genealogists will be of particular value to overseas researchers who are unfamiliar with our geographic divisions and naming conventions.
The ENG-DESERTED-VILLAGES Mailing List. It has been estimated that there are over 50,000 villages and hamlets that no longer exist for a variety of reasons, ie the 14th C plagues to the English Clearances in the eastern Counties, from mass migrations for economical reasons to villages just falling into the sea! The purpose of the Mailing List is to try to find out exactly where these now-deserted places were located, which parish they were in and where any extant records are kept.
A Topographical Dictionary of England of 1831 (Google books)

The Great Britain Historical Geography Information Service (GBHGIS) provides a mass of information about Britain's localities as they have changed over time. Information comes from census reports, historical gazetteers, travellers' tales and historic maps.
A Vision of Britain Through Time, in the GBHGIS, provides maps and statistical information derived from census reports covering the period 1801-2001, searchable by place name or post code.
The Association of British Counties (A.B.C.) "is a society dedicated to promoting awareness of the continuing existence of the 86 traditional Counties of Britain".
British Counties, Parishes, etc. for Genealogists (archived copy).