Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for BURLAND

BURLAND, a township in Acton parish, Cheshire; on the Ellesmere canal, adjacent to the North Western railway, 3½ miles NW by W of Nantwich. Acres, 1,520. Real property, £3,122. Pop., 672. Houses, 160.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Acton CP/AP       Burland CP/Tn       Cheshire AncC
Place: Burland

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