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Wervin is a small village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is situated between Chester and Ellesmere Port, near the Shropshire Union Canal and the M53 motorway.

Wervin

Shropshire Union Canal Moorings near Wervin
Wervin
Location within Cheshire
Population146 (2011 census)
OS grid referenceSJ422719
Civil parish
  • Wervin
Unitary authority
  • Cheshire West and Chester
Ceremonial county
  • Cheshire
Region
  • North West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHESTER
Postcode districtCH2
Dialling code01244
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
  • City of Chester
List of places
UK
England
Cheshire
53.241°N 2.866°W / 53.241; -2.866

History


The origin of the name is uncertain. One possible meaning being "cattle fen", derived from the Old English weorf (cattle) and fenn (a fen or marsh).[1]

Wervin was mentioned in the Domesday Book as Wivevrene and comprised eight households. Ownership of the land was divided between St. Werburgh's Abbey and William Malbank.[2][3]

The village was a township in St. Oswald's Parish, becoming a civil parish in 1866. Historically, Wervin was within Broxton Hundred and Wirral Hundred at different points in time.[4][5]


Demography


The population was recorded as 56 in 1801, then 60 in 1851, 94 in 1901 and 89 in 1951.[4] According to the 2001 census, Wervin had a population of 118,[6] increasing to 146 by the 2011 census.[7]


See also



References


  1. "Key to English Place-Names: Wervin". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  2. "Cheshire A-K: Wervin". Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  3. Powell-Smith, Anna. "Wervin". Open Domesday/University of Hull. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  4. "Cheshire Towns & Parishes: Wervin". GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved 7 November 2007.
  5. "Wervin CP/Tn". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  6. UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Wervin Parish (13UB113)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  7. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Wervin Parish (E04011186)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 February 2021.


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