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

MILLINGTON, a township in Rostherne parish, Cheshire; 4 miles SW of Altrincham. Acres, 736. Real property, £1,728. Pop., 338. Houses, 57. There are chapels for Independents, Baptists, and Wesley ans, and two good boarding-schools.

Millington through time

Millington 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 Millington itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1453

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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