ɪt wʌz kˈɑːnstɪtˌuːɾᵻd ɐ sˈɪvəl pˈæɹɪʃ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks, ænd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv wʌz ˈædᵻd tə ðə nˈuːli fˈɔːɹmd nˈɔːɹθwɪtʃ ɹˈʊɹɹəl sˈænətˌɛɹi dˈɪstɹɪkt.
It was constituted a civil parish in 1866, and in 1875 was added to the newly formed Northwich rural sanitary district.