In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Worleston like this:

WORLESTON, a township, with a r. station, in Acton parish, Cheshire; on the Chester and Crewe railway, 1¾ mile N of Nantwich. Acres, 1,122. Real property, £2,626. Pop., 368. Houses, 76. Rees heath Hall is the seat of H Leader, Esq.; Rookery Hall, of J. R. Court, Esq.; and the Grange, of H. Behrens, Esq. There are a U. free Methodist chapel, and a national school.

Worleston through time

Worleston 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 Worleston itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Worleston, in Cheshire East and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2570

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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