In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Knowl End like this:
KNOWL-END, a township in Audley parish, Stafford: 4 miles NW of Newcastle-under-Lyne. It contains the hamlet of Shaley-Brook. Real property, £1, 843. Pop., 255. Houses, 46. There are remains of Heley Castle, once the seat of Lords Audley. There is also a Wesleyan chapel.
Additional information about this locality is available for Audley
Knowl End through time
Knowl End is now part of Newcastle under Lyme district. Click here for graphs and data of how Newcastle under Lyme has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Knowl End itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Knowl End, in Newcastle under Lyme and Staffordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25354
Date accessed: 17th April 2024
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