Wistaston
Wistaston is a village in the county of Cheshire in the north-west of England, approximately two miles from Crewe and three miles from Nantwich.
History
Sacred to the memory of the men of Wistaston who gave their lives in the War 1939-45
- Lieutenant Richard Alexander Joseph BOLTON. 6th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment, who died on Thursday 9th September 1943, aged 35. Buried in the Ranchi War Cemetery, India.
- Telegraphist Arthur CORNALL. HMS Egret, Royal Navy, who died on Friday 27th August 1943, aged 33. Named on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
- Corporal Reginald Alexander DUDLEY. Royal Engineers, who died on Tuesday 19th January 1943, aged 24. Buried at the Basra War Cemetery, Iraq.
- Lieutenant-Commander Roy Berryman EDWARDS DSO. HMS Watchful, Royal Navy, who died on Thursday 11th June 1942, aged 39. Named on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
- Second Radio Officer Derek Aubrey GRESTY. SS Fort Athabaska (London) - Merchant Navy, who died on Thursday 2nd December 1943, aged 23. Named on the Tower Hill Memorial, London.
- Fusilier Stanley HASSALL. 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, who died on Wednesday 3rd May 1944, aged 24. Buried at the Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy.
- Driver Robert Walker HILTON. Royal Corps of Signals, who died on Monday 8th September 1941, aged 25. Buried in Crewe (Coppenhall) Cemetery.
- Sergeant George Alfred HINTON. 53rd Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who died on Tuesday 26th November 1940, aged 28. Named on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
- Lieutenant Ronald Arthur HULSE. 91st Regiment, Royal Artillery, who died on Saturday 17th June 1944, aged 29. Buried in the Tel El Kebir War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.
- Private John William LOWE. 11th Battalion, Parachute Regiment, Army Air Corps, who died on Saturday 26th February 1944, aged 23. Buried in St Mary’s Churchyard, Wistaston.
- Leading Seaman Thomas Henry Kenneth PARSONAGE. HMS Firedrake, Royal Navy, who died on Thursday 17th December 1942, aged 31. Named on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
- Lance Sergeant George POWELL. Royal Corps of Signals, who died on Monday 27th May 1940, aged 21. Buried in the Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery, Nord, France.
- Acting Sub Lieutenant Thomas Eric RICHARDS. HMS Grebe, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, who died on Monday 15th December 1941, aged 20. Named on the Lee-on-Solent Memorial, Hampshire.
- Sub-Lieutenant Frank Judson TOMKINSON. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, who died on Tuesday 27th July 1943, aged 20 Buried at St Marys Churchyard, Acton, near Nantwich.
- Captain Reginald Frederick TUCKER. Royal Engineers, who died on Monday 25th September 1939, aged 35. Buried in the Brest (Kerfautras) Cemetery, Finistere, France.
- Flight Lieutenant Maurice Norman WAUGH. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who died on Sunday 14th February 1943, aged 31. Buried at the Ibadan Military Cemetery, Nigeria.
- “Thank you for giving up your life and letting us live a good life” Hannah Carroll, November 1998, aged 7, Wistaston Westfield Infant School.
Further reading
Books
- DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. District of Crewe and Nantwich. DOE, 1986 Wistaston is covered on p 6 - 8. Gives approximate date, architect where known, and features of merit.
- DODGSON, J McN. The Place-Names of Cheshire. Part III: Nantwich Hundred and Eddisbury Hundred. Cambridge University Press, 19S1 Wistaston is covered on p 45 - 48. Useful for origins of names of places, streets, fields, etc. For a more detailed study, needs to be used in conjunction with Part 1 (abbreviations etc used), and Part V (place-name elements).
- PEVSNER, Nikolaus & Hubbard, Edward The Buildings of England: Cheshire. Penguin Books, 1971 Wistaston is covered on p 390.
Pamphlet
- SEDGWICK, Norman. Wistaston: A History of the Parish and Church. np, 1987 Covers the church and clergy, local government, poor relief, population growth, roads, mills and schools.
Periodicals
- ANON. "The Rev Humphrey Whittingham, of Wistaston". Cheshire Sheaf, 3rd series, Volume X 1913, p 6 Briefly deals with complaints against Whittingham by three parishioners in 1650.
- ANON. "A Discreditable Rector of Wistaston in 1650". Cheshire Sheaf, 3rd series. Volume V 1903, p 38 extract from the Royal Composition Papers relating to Humphrey Whittingham.
- BURTON, Muriel. "The MynshuUs of Wells Green". Cheshire Life, Volume 23 Number I, January 1957, p 29 A brief history of some of the Mynshuli family, one of whom, Elizabeth, married Jofin Milton.
- DODD, J Phillip. "South Cheshire in the 1820s. Cheshire History, Autumn 1982, No 10, p 18 - 27 Includes mention of Wistaston Town Book.
- HOWSON, J S. "The Associations of Milton with the River Dee and Cheshire". Journal of the Chester Archaeological Society (JCAS). 1st series. Volume 3, 1885, p 409 - 418 Outlines Milton's relations with residents of Cheshire and the fact that his third wife was the daughter of Randulp Minshull of Wistaston.
External links
Wistaston Memorial Hall Bowling Club