In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Mossley like this:
MOSSLEY, a chapelry in Astbury parish, Cheshire; on the river Dane, adjacent to Staffordshire and to the North Staffordshire railway, 1½ mile E of Congleton. It was constituted in 1846. Post town, Congleton. Pop., 949. Houses, 189. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Chester. Value, £127. Patron, the Rector of Astbury. The church is a recent structure, in the early English style; and consists of nave and chancel, with porch and bell-gable. There is a national school.
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Mossley through time
Mossley is now part of Congleton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Congleton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Mossley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Mossley, in Congleton and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25814
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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