In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Betchton like this:

BETCHTON, a township in Sandbach parish, Cheshire; 2 miles SE of Sandbach. Acres, 2,594. Real property, £6,722. Pop., 798. Houses, 152. There are extensive salt-works and a Methodist chapel.

Betchton through time

Betchton is now part of CHESHIRE EAST Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CHESHIRE EAST has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Betchton itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Betchton, in Cheshire East and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1372

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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