In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Handley like this:
HANDLEY, a township and a parish in Great Boughton district, Cheshire. The township lies near an affluent of the river Dee, 2¼ miles WSW of Tattenhall r. station, and 7½ SE by S of Chester; and has a post office under Chester, and fairs on 10 March and 10 Sept. Acres, 1, 334. Real property, £2, 608. ...
Pop., 294. Houses, 62. The parish includes also the township of Golbonrn-David, and comprises 1, 967 acres. Real property, £3, 559. Pop., 364. Houses, 76. The property is subdivided. Building stone is quarried. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chester. Value, £253. * Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Chester. The church was re-built in 1854, but retains an ancient tower. Charities, £10.
Handley through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Handley, in Chester and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4529
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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