In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cholmondeley like this:
CHOLMONDELEY, a township in Malpas parish, Cheshire; 7 miles W of Nantwich. Acres, 2, 898. Real property, £2, 830. Pop., 306. Houses, 54. Cholmondeley Castle, the seat of Marquis Cholmondeley, is an edifice in the pointed style, rebuilt in 1804. The previous castle was garrisoned, in 1643, for Charles I.; and taken, in 1644, by the Earl of Denbigh.
Cholmondeley through time
Cholmondeley 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 Cholmondeley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cholmondeley, in Crewe and Nantwich and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3588
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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