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

ELTON, a township in Warmingham parish, Cheshire; on the river Wenlock, adjacent to the Nantwich and Birmingham railway, 2½ miles W by S of Sandbach-Acres, 1, 027. Real property, £2, 200. Pop., 507-Houses, 99. There is a Wesleyan chapel.

Elton through time

Elton 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 Elton itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3605

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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