A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
CHORLEY, a township-chapelry in Wilmslow parish, Cheshire; on the river Bollin and the Manchester and Crewe railway, 5½ miles NW of Macclesfield. It has a post office‡ under Manchester, a r. station, and a hotel. Acres, 1, 357. Real property, £12, 409. Pop., 1, 760. Houses, 290. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Chester. Value, £400.* Patrons, Trustees. The church is recent. There are two Methodist chapels.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township-chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Chorley CP/Tn Wilmslow CP Cheshire AncC |
| Place: | Alderley Edge |
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