A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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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.
WHITEGATE, a village and a parish in Northwich district, Cheshire. The village stands 2 miles S by W of Hartford r. station, and 3½ SW of Northwich; is sometimes called Newchurch; and has a post-office under Northwich. The parish comprises Marton and Darnhall townships, and parts of Over and Weaverham. Acres of Marton and Darnhall, 4,384. Rated property of the parish, £12,353. Pop., 1,535. Houses, 293. Vale Royal is the seat of Lord Delamere; and Darnhall, of J. Haigh, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Chester. Value, £240. Patron, Lord .Delamere. The church was built in 1726. There are a parochial school, and charities £24.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Whitegate AP Northwich RegD/PLU Cheshire AncC |
| Place names: | NEWCHURCH | WHITEGATE |
| Place: | Whitegate |
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