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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Newton By Chester like this:
NEWTON-BY-CHESTER, a township in St. Oswald parish, Cheshire; 1½ mile N E of Chester. It includes part of Flookersbrook, and comprises 423 acres. Real property, £2, 380. Pop., 298. Houses, 48. The property belongs chiefly to the Earl of Kilmorey and James Dickson, Esq. Newton Villa is Mr. Dickson's seat: Newton House is the residence of E. H. Roscoe, Esq.; and Springfield, of A. Ashmall, Esq. There are extensive nursery grounds.
Newton By Chester 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 Newton By Chester itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Newton by Chester, in Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3669
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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