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

SOMERFORD, a township in Astbury parish, Cheshire; 3 miles NW by W of Congleton. Acres, 1,203. Real property, £1,821. Pop., 82. Houses, 14. S. Park is the seat of SirW. Shakerley, Bart.

Somerford through time

Somerford 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 Somerford itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4570

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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