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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wincham like this:
WINCHAM, a township, with a village, in Great Budworth parish, Cheshire; on the Trent and Mersey canal, 2 miles NE by E of Northwich. Acres, 941. Real property, £4,534; of which £950 are in mines. Pop., 642. Houses, 140. W. Hall is the seat of S. P. Townshend, Esq. There are several rock salt mines, and a U. Free Methodist Chapel.
Wincham 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 Wincham itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wincham, in Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4583
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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