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

CHECKLEY-CUM-WRINEHILL, a township in Wybunbury parish, Cheshire; near the Grand Junction railway, 6½ miles SE by E of Nantwich. Acres, 1, 433. Real property, £1, 991. Pop., 202. Houses, 38.

Checkley through time

Checkley 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 Checkley itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5947

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


Not where you were looking for?

Click here for more detailed advice on finding places within A Vision of Britain through Time, and maybe some references to other places called "Checkley".