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

MOSTON, a township in Warmingham parish, Cheshire; on the Trent and Mersey canal, 2½ miles NW by W of Sandbach. Acres, 678. Real property, £1,385. Pop., 170. Houses, 37.

Moston through time

Moston 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 Moston itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2142

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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