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WILMSLOW, a village, a parish, and a subdistrict, in Cheshire. The village stands on the river Bollin and on the Northwestern railway, 6¼ miles SS W of Stockport; and has a post-office‡ under Manchester, and a r. station. The railway crosses the vale of the Bollin here on a viaduct of eleven arches. The parish contains Bollin-Fee, Pownall-Fee, and Fulshaw townships in Altrincham district, and Chorley township in Macclesfield district. Acres, 8,028. Real property, £32,028. Pop. in 1851, 4,952; in 1861, 6,616. Houses, 1,248. The property is much subdivided. The manor belongs to Sir H. De Trafford, Bart., and J. B. Prescott, Esq. There are many good residences. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chester. Value, £1,050.* Patron, Sir H. De Trafford, Bart. The church was restored and enlarged in 1863, at a cost of £4,000. The p. curacy of Chorley is a separate benefice. A chapel of ease is at Styal: and there are, in different parts, eleven dissenting chapels, two mechanics' institutes, several public schools, and charities £62.—The sub-district excludes Chorley township, but includes two other parishes. Acres, 15,525. Pop., 7,531. Houses, 1,528.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village, a parish, and a subdistrict" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Wilmslow CP Wilmslow SubD Cheshire AncC |
| Place: | Wilmslow |
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