In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Great Saughall like this:

SAUGHALL (Great), a township, with a scatteredvillage, in Shotwick parish, Cheshire; 4 miles N Wby W of Chester. It has a post-office under Chester. Acres, 1, 200. Real property, £2, 357. Pop., 545. Houses, l43. The manor belongs to H. B. Trelawney, Esq. There are three dissenting chapels, an endowed school, and charities £10.

Great Saughall through time

Great Saughall is now part of CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Great Saughall itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Great Saughall, in Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6034

Date accessed: 16th November 2025


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