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

EDGE, a township in Malpas parish, Cheshire; 2 miles N of Malpas. Acres, 1, 572. Real property, £2, 828. Pop., 270. Houses, 55. Edge Hall is the seat of the Dod family.

Edge through time

Edge 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 Edge itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1429

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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