In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Higher Whitley like this:
WHITLEY-SUPERIOR, a township in Great Budsworth parish, Cheshire; 5½ miles NW by N of Northwich-It has a post-office under Northwich Acres, 1,011. Real property, £3,265. Pop., 367. Houses, 76. See Whitley (Lower), Cheshire.
Higher Whitley through time
Higher Whitley is now part of Vale Royal district. Click here for graphs and data of how Vale Royal has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Higher Whitley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Higher Whitley, in Vale Royal and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2165
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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