Eaton, Rushton Explained

Coordinates:53.166°N -2.639°W
Official Name:Eaton
Label Position:top
Civil Parish:Rushton
Unitary England:Cheshire West and Chester
Lieutenancy England:Cheshire
Region:North West England
Country:England
Constituency Westminster:Eddisbury
Post Town:TARPORLEY
Postcode District:CW6
Postcode Area:CW
Dial Code:01829
Os Grid Reference:SJ573634
Static Image:St. Thomas's Church, Eaton - geograph.org.uk - 274129.jpg
Static Image Caption:St. Thomas's Church, Eaton

Eaton is a small village and former civil parish in the Cheshire West and Chester district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, about two miles from the town of Tarporley. It is now in the parish of Rushton. In 1931 the parish had a population of 353.[1]

The village contains the Jessie Hughes Village Hall, Eaton Primary School and the church of St Thomas.[2]

Governance

Eaton was formerly a township in the parish of Tarporley,[3] in 1866 Eaton became a civil parish,[4] on 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Rushton, Utkinton and Tarporley.[5]

Jessie Hughes Village Hall

The original Jessie Hughes Village Hall was opened on 26 September 1926. The main instigator in building the hall was Mrs Jessie Hughes, the wife of the Rector of Tarporley. At the time she was the president of the Women's Institute and played a pivotal role in raising money for the village hall to be built. She died in 1928, but her work is still remembered through an inscribed stone reading "This stone was laid by Jessie L Hughes 1926".[6] The building fell into disrepair and was rebuilt in 2008. The replacement building retained the name Jessie Hughes Village Hall following a local ballot, and was joint winner of the Cheshire Pride Community Project Award in 2008.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population statistics Eaton Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 1 September 2023.
  2. Web site: Rushton Parish including the village of Eaton. Eaton and Rushton Parish Council website. Refined Line Web Development. 24 April 2013.
  3. Web site: History of Eaton by Tarporley, in Vale Royal and Cheshire. A Vision of Britain through Time. 1 September 2023.
  4. Web site: Relationships and changes Eaton Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 1 September 2023.
  5. Web site: Chester Registration District. UKBMD. 1 September 2023.
  6. Web site: The Village. Eaton and Rushton Parish Council website 2011. Refined Line Web Development.. 30 April 2013.
  7. Web site: Case Study - Jessie Hughes Village Hall . https://web.archive.org/web/20170324174047/http://www.silvatimber.co.uk/blog/case-study-jessie-hughes-village-hall . 24 March 2017 . 14 December 2010 . Silva Timber Products . 28 June 2020.