In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Norbury like this:
NORBURY, a township in Marbury parish, Cheshire; on the Ellesmere canal, 7 miles S W by W of Nantwich. Acres, 1, 533. Real property, £2, 218. Pop., 392. Houses, 84. The manor belongs to the Marquis of Cholmondeley. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
Norbury through time
Norbury 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 Norbury itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Norbury, in Crewe and Nantwich and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5684
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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