| Chidlow | |
|---|---|
 Pond at Hill Top Farm | |
  Chidlow Location within Cheshire | |
| Population | 8 (2001) |
| OS grid reference | SJ5044 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MALPAS |
| Postcode district | SY14 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Chidlow is a civil parish in the Cheshire West and Chester district and ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. In 2001 it had a population of 8.[1]
Its name is thought to be derived from the Old English personal name Cidda, meaning Cidda's hlaw or burial mound.[2] The name first appears in records in 1282 as "Chiddelowe".[3] Chidlow was a township and chapelry of the old parish of Malpas, and became a civil parish in 1866.[4]
Chidlow was also a manor under the manorial system. It was anciently held by the Stranges of Blackmere, and eventually passed to the Egerton family of Oulton, who sold it in the early 19th century.[5]
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Chester Archived 13 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2009-12-12
- ^ Higham (1994) The origins of Cheshire, Manchester UP, p.136
- ^ Dodgson (1997) Place-names of Cheshire, Part IV: Place-names of Broxton Hundred and Wirral Hundred, Cambridge UP, p.20
- ^ Chidlow, GENUKI, accessed 19-04-18
- ^ Hansall (1817) The History of the County Palatine of Chester, J Fletcher, p.333