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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described North Rode like this:
RODE (North) a township-chapelry in Prestburyparish, Cheshire; on the river Dane, and on the North Staffordshire railway, at the junction of the Churnet Valley railway, 4¾ miles S by W of Macclesfield. It has a station with telegraph at the railway -junction; and itspost-town is Congleton. ...
Acres, 1, 520. Real property, £2, 623. Pop., 285. Houses, 54. The manor belongs to the Rev. J. Daintry. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Chester. Value, £150.* Patron, the Rev. J. Daintry. The church was built in 1846; and is in the early English style, with a tower. There is an endowed school, with £20 a year.
North Rode 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 North Rode itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of North Rode, in Cheshire East and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2151
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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