In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Horton like this:
HORTON, a township, joined with Peele, in Tarvin parish, Cheshire; 1¼ mile N of Tarvin. Acres, 240. Real property, £619. Pop., 40. Horton House is the seat of W. W. Maddocks, Esq. Peele Hall is the seat of S. Aldersey, Esq.; and is now but a part of the original mansion, built in 1637
Horton through time
Horton is now part of Chester district. Click here for graphs and data of how Chester has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Horton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Horton, in Chester and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6098
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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