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

CHOWLEY, a township in Coddington parish, Cheshire; 6½ miles N of Malpas. Acres, 774. Real property, £1, 124. Pop., 67. Houses, 11.

Chowley through time

Chowley 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 Chowley itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6234

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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