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

THREAPWOOD, an extra-parochial chapelry in the district of Wrexham and counties of Flint and Chester; 8 miles WNW of Whitchurch r. station. Post town, Wrexham. Acres, 160. Pop., 335. Houses, 90. The property is much subdivided. Bricks and tiles are made. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of St. Asaph. Value, £102.* Patron, the Bishop of Chester. The church is good; and there are two dissenting chapels, and a national school.

Threapwood through time

Threapwood 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 Threapwood itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3722

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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