• Northwich Rural Sanitary District (partly, 1875-94)
• Northwich Urban Sanitary District (partly, 1875-94) *
• Northwich Rural District (1894-1974)
• Vale Royal (1974-2009)
• Cheshire West & Chester (2009+)

* The part in Northwich Urban Sanitary District (1875-94) was added to the civil parish of Northwich in 1894.

• The US National Archives has an interesting page on the Magna Carta.
• The English Bill of Rights (1689) was the forerunner of the US Constitution.
• The Village Labourer 1760-1832: A Study in the Government of England before the Reform Bill by J.L. and Barbara Hammond (Originally published 1911, New Edition, 1920.)

• Links to Local Government Websites (archived copy, July 2022) provided by UK250.
• List of Open Central Government Websites provided by the Cabinet Office.
• Government Publications
• The Developing Franchise - British Isles (archived copy), by Timothy Owston.
• Transcripts of Various Acts of Parliament of Interest to the Genealogist - a large collection, provided by Guy Etchells.
• The Official Home of Revised UK Legislation: The National Archives provide free online full text searchable access to all UK legislation from as early as 1267 for the UK and 1953 for that from the EU, for anyone who is interested in historical UK legislations for their research.