In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Swettenham like this:
SWETTENHAM, a township and a parish in Congleton district, Cheshire. The township lies on the river Dane, 2 miles E of Holmes-Chapel r. station, and 5 NW by W of Congleton. Acres, 991. Real property, £2,098. Pop., 187. houses, 36. The manor, with S. Hall, belongs to Mrs. Swettenham.—The parish contains also Kermincham township, and comprises 2,200 acres. ...
Post town, Congleton. Pop., 350. Houses, 62. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chester. Value, £330.* Patron, the Rev. R. Blincoe. The church is ancient. There are a Roman Catholic chapel, and charities £18.
Swettenham through time
Swettenham is now part of Congleton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Congleton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Swettenham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Swettenham, in Congleton and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6108
Date accessed: 07th November 2024
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