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

NEWTON, a township in Prestbury parish, Cheshire; on the river Bollin, 4¼ miles N N W of Macclesfield. Acres, 500. Real property, £598. Pop., 85. Houses, 21.

Newton through time

Newton 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 Newton itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1480

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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