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

EDLESTON, or Edlaston, a township in Acton parish, Cheshire; near the Liverpool and Birmingham canal, 1½ mile SSW of Nantwich. Acres, 617. Real property, £943. Pop., 89. Houses, 17. There is a Primitive Methodist chapel.

Edleston through time

Edleston 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 Edleston itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5007

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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