 Formerly a township in Burton parish of the Wirral Hundred, it included the hamlets of Badger's Rake (part), Benty Heys, Craxton Wood and Two Mills (part).The population was 139 in 1801, 176 in 1851, 126 in 1901 and 410 in 1951.Puddington has as its centrepiece a village green which hosts the annual Christmas carol service and summer barbecue.