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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
WINCLE, a township and a chapelry in Prestbury parish, Cheshire; 2¾ miles ENE of Boslay r. station, and 5¼ SSE of Macclesfield. Post town, Macclesfield. Acres, 1,980. Real property, £3,120. Pop., 343. Houses, 70. The property is divided among a few. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Chester. Value, £116.* Patron, the Vicar of Prestbury. The church was mainly built in 1647, but has a very ancient chancel. There is a parochial school, rebuilt in 1865.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township and a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Prestbury AP/CP Wincle CP/Ch Cheshire AncC |
| Place: | Wincle |
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