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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Leese like this:
LEESE, a township in Sandbach parish, Cheshire; near the river Dane, 2½ miles NE of Middlewich. Acres, 386. Real property, £1,069. Pop., 121. Houses, 24. The property belongs chiefly to Sir Charles P. Shakerley, Bart., and J. France, Esq.
Leese 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 Leese itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Leese, in Cheshire East and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5018
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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