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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Oughtrington like this:
OUGHTRINGTON, a hamlet in Lymm parish, Cheshire; on the Bridgewater canal, 5½ miles W S W of Altrincham. Oughtrington Hall was formerly the seat of T. Trafford, Esq.; is now the seat of A. F. Payne, Esq.; is a handsome stone edifice, after designs by Harrison; and commands an extensive and beautiful view.
Oughtrington is now part of WARRINGTON Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WARRINGTON has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Oughtrington itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Oughtrington, in Warrington and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24470
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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