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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Chelford like this:
CHELFORD, a township-chapelry in Prestbury parish, Cheshire; on the river Peover, and on the Manchester and Crewe railway, 5 miles ESE of Knutsford. It has a station on the railway, and a post office under Congleton. Acres, 290. Real property, £2, 318. Pop., 256. Houses, 40. The property is-divided among a few. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Chester. Value, £100.* Patron, J. Dixon, Esq. The church is in the early English style, and has a tower and spire.
Chelford 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 Chelford itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Chelford, in Cheshire East and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5806
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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