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

MACEFEN, a township in Malpas parish, Cheshire; 1½ mile E by S of Malpas. Real property, £537. Pop., 47. A seat of the Hon. E. Kenyon is here.

Macefen through time

Macefen 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 Macefen itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3631

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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