HANDLEY, a parish comprising the township of
Handley, in the higher division, and the township of
Golborn-David, in the lower division, of the hundred
of BROXTON, county palatine of CHESTER, and containing
332 inhabitants, of which number, 256 are in the
township of Handley, 7 miles (S. E.by S.) from Chester.
The living is a discharged rectory, in the archdeaconry
and diocese of Chester, rated in the king's books at
£6. 0. 5., and in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter
of Chester. The church is dedicated to All Saints.