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

GRESTY, a township, conjoint with Shavington, in Wybunbury parish, Cheshire. There are chapels for Primitive and Free Methodists.

Gresty through time

Gresty 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 Gresty itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26377

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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