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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stanlow like this:
STANLOW, an extra-parochial tract in Great Boughton district, Cheshire; on the Mersey, 8 miles N of Chester. Acres, 1,485; of which 1,255 are water. Real property, £440. Pop., 14. Houses, 2. A Cistertian abbey was founded here, by J. Lacy, in 1170; became a cell to Whalley abbey; and has left some remains.
Stanlow 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 Stanlow itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stanlow, in Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22626
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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