In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Willaston like this:
WILLASTON, a township in Wybunbury and Nantwich parishes, Cheshire; on the Crewe and Shrewsbury railway, 1½ mile E by N of Nantwich. It has a post-office, of the name of Willaston-Heath, under Nantwich, and a r. station. Acres, 969. Real property, £3,480. Pop. in 1851, 349; in 1861, 767. Houses, 167. W. Hall is the seat of W. Bennett, Esq.
Willaston through time
Willaston is now part of Crewe and Nantwich district. Click here for graphs and data of how Crewe and Nantwich has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Willaston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Willaston, in Crewe and Nantwich and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3407
Date accessed: 21st April 2025
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