In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cherington like this:
CHERINGTON, a parish in Shipston-on-Stour district, Warwick; on the river Stour, 3½ miles SE of Shipston-on-Stour, and 6 E by N of Moreton r. station. It has a post office under Shipston-on-Stour. Acres, 890. Real property, £1, 965. Pop., 311. Houses, 77. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged, in the time of Henry III., to Ralph de Wylington; and passed, in the time of Edward III., to the Lucys. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £259.* Patron, D. Turner, Esq. The church is very good; and has a tower.
Cherington through time
Cherington is now part of Stratford on Avon district. Click here for graphs and data of how Stratford on Avon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cherington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cherington, in Stratford on Avon and Warwickshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8675
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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