In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Elton like this:
ELTON, a township in Warmingham parish, Cheshire; on the river Wenlock, adjacent to the Nantwich and Birmingham railway, 2½ miles W by S of Sandbach-Acres, 1, 027. Real property, £2, 200. Pop., 507-Houses, 99. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
Elton through time
Elton is now part of Congleton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Congleton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Elton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Elton, in Congleton and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3605
Date accessed: 07th November 2024
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