# Higher Whitley

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{{Short description|Village in Cheshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2025}}
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 | official_name=         Higher Whitley
 | civil_parish =         [Whitley](/source/Whitley%2C_Cheshire)
 | country=               England
 | region=                North West England
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 | unitary_england=        [Cheshire West and Chester](/source/Cheshire_West_and_Chester)
 | lieutenancy_england=        [Cheshire](/source/Cheshire)
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'''Higher Whitley''' is a village and former [civil parish](/source/civil_parish), now in the parish of [Whitley](/source/Whitley%2C_Cheshire), in the unitary authority area of [Cheshire West and Chester](/source/Cheshire_West_and_Chester), in the ceremonial county of [Cheshire](/source/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](/source/A_Vision_of_Britain)|accessdate=29 December 2019}}</ref> It is north of [Lower Whitley](/source/Lower_Whitley).

== Governance ==
Whitley-Superior was formerly a [township](/source/Township_(England)) in the parish of [Great Budsworth](/source/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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