In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Moreton like this:
MORETON, a township and a chapelry in Bidston parish, Cheshire. The township lies on the Hoylake railway, 4½ miles WNW of Birkenhead; bears the name of Moreton-cum-Lingham; and has a station, of the name of Moreton, on the railway. Acres, 1,193. Real property, £2,279. Pop., 361. Houses, 59. ...
The chapelry contains also the township of Saughall-Massey; and was constituted in 1863. Post town, Birkenhead. Acres, 2,123. Pop., 563. Houses, 89. The manor belongs to R. Vyner, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chester. Value, £208.* Patron, W. Inman, Esq. The church was built in 1863, at a cost of £7,900, defrayed by W. Inman, Esq.; is in the early English style, of local white stone; and has a spire 100 feet high. There is a national school.
Moreton through time
Moreton is now part of Wirral district. Click here for graphs and data of how Wirral has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Moreton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Moreton, in Wirral and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5040
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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