In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hale like this:
HALE, a township in Bowden parish, Cheshire; near the river Bollin, 2 miles SE of Altrincham. It has a post office under Manchester. Acres, 3, 679. Real property, £9, 236. Pop. in 1851, 995; in 1861, 1, 160. Houses, 236. The manor belongs to the Earl of Stamford.
Hale through time
Hale is now part of Trafford district. Click here for graphs and data of how Trafford has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hale itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hale, in Trafford and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/252
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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