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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Higher Whitley like this:
WHITLEY-SUPERIOR, a township in Great Budsworth parish, Cheshire; 5½ miles NW by N of Northwich-It has a post-office under Northwich Acres, 1,011. Real property, £3,265. Pop., 367. Houses, 76. See Whitley (Lower), Cheshire.
Higher Whitley is now part of CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Higher Whitley itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Higher Whitley, in Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2165
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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