In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wincle like this:
WINCLE, a township and a chapelry in Prestbury parish, Cheshire; 2¾ miles ENE of Boslay r. station, and 5¼ SSE of Macclesfield. Post town, Macclesfield. Acres, 1,980. Real property, £3,120. Pop., 343. Houses, 70. The property is divided among a few. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Chester. Value, £116.* Patron, the Vicar of Prestbury. The church was mainly built in 1647, but has a very ancient chancel. There is a parochial school, rebuilt in 1865.
Wincle through time
Wincle is now part of Macclesfield district. Click here for graphs and data of how Macclesfield has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wincle itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wincle, in Macclesfield and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1532
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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