Chidlow, Cheshire

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.

Chidlow
Pond at Hill Top Farm
Chidlow
Location within Cheshire
Population8 (2001)
OS grid referenceSJ5044
Civil parish
  • Chidlow
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
  • North West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMALPAS
Postcode districtSY14
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Its name is thought to be derived from the Old English personal name Cidda, meaning Cidda's hlaw or burial mound. The name first appears in records in 1282 as "Chiddelowe". Chidlow was a township and chapelry of the old parish of Malpas, and became a civil parish in 1866.

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.

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