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Tatton Cheshire Lewis Topographical Dictionary of England 1845

Sally — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:27:14 +0000

TATTON, a township, in the parish of Rosthern, union of Altrincham, hundred of Bucklow, N. division of the county of Chester, 2 miles (N.) from Nether Knutsford ; containing 80 inhabitants.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis Fifth Edition Published London; by S. Lewis and Co., 13, Finsbury Place, South. M. DCCC. XLV.

Tattenhall Cheshire Lewis Topographical Dictionary of England 1845

Sally — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:26:16 +0000

TATTENHALL (St. Alban), a parish, in the union of Great Boughton, Lower division of the hundred of Broxton, S. division of the county of Chester ; containing, with the townships of Golborn-Bellow and Newton, 1119 inhabitants, of whom 904 are in Tattenhall township, 5 ¾ miles (S. W. by W.) from Tarporley.

Tetton Cheshire Lewis Topographical Dictionary of England 1845

Sally — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:45:40 +0000

TETTON, a township, in the parish of Warmington, union of Congleton, hundred of Northwich, S. division of the county of Chester, 3 miles (W. N. W.) from Sandbach; containing 182 inhabitants. The tithes have been commuted for £110. 12.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis Fifth Edition Published London; by S. Lewis and Co., 13, Finsbury Place, South. M. DCCC. XLV.

Tabley Superior Cheshire Lewis Topographical Dictionary of England 1845

Sally — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:25:36 +0000

TABLEY, SUPERIOR, a township, in the parish of Rosthern, union of Altrincham, hundred of Bucklow, N. division of the county of Chester, 2. miles (W. N. W.) from Nether Knutsford; containing 510 inhabitants. Here are the ruins of an ancient chapel called, from its situation, “The chapel in the street.”

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis Fifth Edition Published London; by S. Lewis and Co., 13, Finsbury Place, South. M. DCCC. XLV.

Tabley Inferior Cheshire Lewis Topographical Dictionary of England 1845

Sally — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:24:13 +0000

TABLEY, INFERIOR, a township, in the parish of Great Budworth, union of Altrincham, hundred of Bucklow, N. division of the county of Chester, 3 miles (S. W. by W.) from Nether Knutsford; containing 100 inhabitants. Here was formerly a chapel, the site of which is still called Chapel field. Tabley confers the title of Baron on the family of Leicester, created July 16th, 1826, at which period the late Sir J. Fleming Leicester, Bart., a gentleman distinguished for his munificent patronage of the fine arts, and encouragement of native artists, was raised to the peerage by that title.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis Fifth Edition Published London; by S. Lewis and Co., 13, Finsbury Place, South. M. DCCC. XLV.

Nantwich Cheshire Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870

Sally — Fri, 08 May 2009 01:04:44 +0000

NANTWICH, a town, a township, a parish, a sub-district, a district, and a hundred, in Cheshire. The town stands on the river Weaver, the Grand Junction canal, and the Crewe and Shrewsbury railway, at the junction of the Nantwich and Market-Drayton railway, 4 ¼ miles SW by W of Crewe. Its name is derived from the “nant” or vale of the Weaver, and from the Saxon word “wich,” signifying “a salt town;” was temporarily changed into Wich-Malbanc, after William de Mal-banc, who once held the manor; and has frequently been written Namptwich. Salt-works, which gave rise to the name, drew their supplies from brine-pits or brine-springs, and were early and long of great importance. The brine-pits, in the time of Henry III., were closed by the king’s command, in order to distress the Welsh, who carried on a great traffic hence in salt; but, on the return of peace, they were re-opened; and they continued, for many years, to be a main and increasing source of employment and sustenance to the inhabitants. So many as 400 salt-works were here when Leland wrote, in the time of Henry VIII.; they were reduced to 216, some belonging to the Crown, some to the Earl of Derby, and some to local proprietors, in the early part of the time of Elizabeth; they were further reduced to about 108, in consequence of the discovery of better brine-pits in other parts of the Weavers’ vale, in the year 1624; and they gradually declined thence till at last they became extinct.

Backford Cheshire Lewis Topographical Dictionary of England 1845

Sally — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:40:17 +0000

Backford (St. Oswald), a parish, in the union of Great Boughton, partly in the Higher division of the hundred of Wirral, and partly in the Lower division of that of Broxton, S. division of the county of Chester; comprising the townships of Caughall, Chorlton, Lea, and Mollington-Tarrant; and containing 556 inhabitants, of whom 200 are in the township of Backford, 4 miles (N.) from Chester.

Bache Cheshire Lewis Topographical Dictionary of England 1845

Sally — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:39:12 +0000

Bache, a township, in the parish of St. Oswald, Chester, union of Great Boughton, Lower division of the hundred of Broxton, S. division of the county of Chester; containing 18 inhabitants. Bache Hall was garrisoned for the parliament in the early part of the civil war, and destroyed during the siege of Chester, in 1645.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis Fifth Edition Published London; by S. Lewis and Co., 13, Finsbury Place, South. M. DCCC. XLV.

Utkinton Cheshire Lewis Topographical Dictionary of England 1845

Sally — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:16:22 +0000

Utkinton, a township, in the parish of Tarporley, union of Nantwich, first division of the hundred of Eddisbury, S. division of the county of Chester, 1 ½ mile (N. by W.) from Tarporley; containing 606 inhabitants.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis Fifth Edition Published London; by S. Lewis and Co., 13, Finsbury Place, South. M. DCCC. XLV.

Chester Cheshire Walls and Streets Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870

Sally — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:31:32 +0000

Walls and Streets.—The city stands on a rocky elevation, half encircled by a bend of the Dee; is engirt with walls 1 ¾ mile and 101 yards in circuit; and presents to the eye of a stranger a striking and picturesque appearance. The walls date from the Roman times; underwent extensive repair and improvement, in 908, by the Princess Ethelfleda; retain, to the present day, portions of both Roman and Saxon masonry; are so broad as to admit, even where narrowest, of two persons walking abreast; form a fine promenade for the citizens; and afford most delightful views of the Dee’s estuary, the circumjacent country, and the distant Welsh mountains. Four main entrances and three posterns pierce the walls; and three of many towers which formerly defended them, are still in a nearly perfect state. The main entrances are arched gateways, and bear the names of Bridge-gate, Watergate, East-gate, and North-gate. One of the three nearly perfect towers, the Bonewaldesthorne, contains a camera; another, the Water-tower, has been converted into a museum for the mechanics’ institution; and the third, the Phoenix-tower, bears an inscription to the effect that “King Charles stood on it, on 24 Sept. 1645, and saw his army defeated on Rowton-moor.” Many Roman relics, including altars, urns, coins, lamps, weapons, statues, pottery, and pieces of pavement, have been found near the wall and under the streets, in the course of excavations; and a considerable part of a hypocaust or sudatory still stands at an inn, with the sign of the “Roman Bath,” in Bridge-street.