In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Somerford like this:
SOMERFORD, a township in Astbury parish, Cheshire; 3 miles NW by W of Congleton. Acres, 1,203. Real property, £1,821. Pop., 82. Houses, 14. S. Park is the seat of SirW. Shakerley, Bart.
Somerford through time
Somerford is now part of Congleton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Congleton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Somerford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Somerford, in Congleton and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4570
Date accessed: 30th September 2024
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