Correction

Apologies for the silence for the past few weeks, I've been tied up with other stuff.

Anyway, I wanted to post the following correction to my earlier post about the borders of Lancashire and Cheshire.

Bryan Gregory contacted me with the following message a couple of weeks ago, and I have only now got round to doing something about it. It is only fair that I post it here.

Here is Bryan's message in full:

Please be informed that the 1974 Local government act did not at any time alter the boundary of Lancashire & Cheshire only administrational areas. The River Mersey remains the boundary between Lancashire and Cheshire corresponding with the boundary of the Duchy of Lancaster

of which Warrington north of the river is a part.

 

Warrington is no longer under the administration of Cheshire since it became a unitary authority. The remnants of this administration can be seen in the Police and Fire service which will change along with the ambulance to become North West in due course.

 

It unfortunate that there is great confusion over our traditional counties.

 

If you died without any beneficiaries and lived north of the River Mersey the Duchy of Lancaster would get your estate.

Bryan R Gregory 

 

Thank you, Bryan, for the correction.

Wirelector