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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hulme Walfield like this:
HULME-WALFIELD, a township chapelry in Astbury parish, Cheshire; near the Macclesfield and Colwich railway, and near the boundary with Staffordshire, 1¾ mile N of Congleton. Post town, Congleton. Acres, 1, 047. Real property, £2, 340. Pop., 111. Houses, 17. Much of the property belongs to A. H. Devonport, Esq. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the rectory of Astbury, in the diocese of Chester. The church was built in 1856; is a handsome edifice, comprising nave, chancel, and N aisle; and stands on an elevated spot, commanding extensive views. There is a national school.
Hulme Walfield 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 Hulme Walfield itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hulme Walfield, in Cheshire East and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2120
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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