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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Chorlton like this:
CHORLTON, a township in Malpas parish, Cheshire; 2 miles WNW of Malpas. Acres, 810. Real property, £964 Pop., 113. Houses, 25. Chorlton Hall is the seat of the Cluttons. Roman coins have been found.
Chorlton is now part of CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Chorlton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Chorlton, in Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1413
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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