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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Saighton like this:
SAIGHTON, a township, with a village, in St. Oswald parish, Cheshire; 1½ mile S W of Waverton r. station, and 4 S S E of Chester. It has a post-office under Chester Acres, 1, 720. Real property, £2, 654. Pop., 272. Houses, 59. The manor belongs to the Marquis of Westminster. S. Hall is occupied by T. Smith,-Esq.
Saighton 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 Saighton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Saighton, in Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2553
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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