Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for MANLEY

MANLEY, a township in Frodsham parish, Cheshire; near Delamere forest, 3¾ miles S by W of Frodsham. Acres, 1,326. Real property, £2,042. Pop. in 1851, 395; in 1861,294. Houses, 59. The decrease of pop. was caused by discontinuance of employment in stone quarries. Manley Hall is the seat of Capt. H. Heron. AA public school-house is in the parish, and is used as a chapel of ease.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Frodsham CP/AP       Manley Tn/CP       Cheshire AncC
Place: Manley

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