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WOODFORD, a township-chapelry in Prestbury parish, Cheshire; 2 miles ESE of Handforth r. station, and 5 S by W of Stockport. Post town, Stockport. Acres, 1,449. Real property, £3,379. Pop., 392. Houses, 74. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Chester. Value and patron, not reported. The church is plain. There is a national school.
(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: | Cheshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Woodford |
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