{{Short description|Village in Cheshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use British English|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox UK place | official_name= Higher Whitley | civil_parish = Whitley | country= England | region= North West England |coordinates = {{coord|53.316557|N|2.574406|W|region:GB_type:city|display=title}} | os_grid_reference= | post_town= | postcode_area= | postcode_district= | dial_code= | constituency_westminster = | unitary_england= Cheshire West and Chester | lieutenancy_england= Cheshire | hide_services= Yes | population = | population_ref = | area_total_km2= |static_image=Higher Whitley - geograph.org.uk - 1725481.jpg |static_image_caption= |website= }} '''Higher Whitley''' is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Whitley, in the unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 339.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10046890/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population Statistics Higher Whitley Tn/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain|accessdate=29 December 2019}}</ref> It is north of Lower Whitley.
== Governance == Whitley-Superior was formerly a township in the parish of Great Budsworth,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2165|title=History of Higher Whitley, in Vale Royal and Cheshire|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=1 September 2023}}</ref> in 1866 Higher Whitley became a civil parish, on 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Lower Whitley to form "Whitley".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10046890|title=Relationships and changes Higher Whitley Tn/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=1 September 2023}}</ref>
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Category:Villages in Cheshire Category:Former civil parishes in Cheshire Category:Cheshire West and Chester
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