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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cholmondeley like this:
CHOLMONDELEY, a township in Malpas parish, Cheshire; 7 miles W of Nantwich. Acres, 2, 898. Real property, £2, 830. Pop., 306. Houses, 54. Cholmondeley Castle, the seat of Marquis Cholmondeley, is an edifice in the pointed style, rebuilt in 1804. The previous castle was garrisoned, in 1643, for Charles I.; and taken, in 1644, by the Earl of Denbigh.
Cholmondeley 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 Cholmondeley itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cholmondeley, in Cheshire East and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3588
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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