In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Southworth like this:
SOUTHWORTH-WITH-CROFT, a parish in Warington district, Lancashire; 1¾ mile SSW of Kenyon-Junction r. station, and 4¼ NE by N of Warrington. It has a post-office, of the name of Croft, under Warrington. Acres, 1,851. Real property, £4,255. Pop., 1,094. Houses, 228. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chester. Value, £230.* Patron, the Earl of Derby. The church is recent, and has a spire. There are chapels for Independent Methodists and Roman Catholics, and an endowed school.
Southworth through time
Southworth is now part of Warrington district. Click here for graphs and data of how Warrington has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Southworth itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Southworth, in Warrington and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10064
Date accessed: 30th April 2024
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