In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Eaton like this:
EATON, a township in Eccleston parish, Cheshire; on the river Dee, 4 miles S of Chester. Real property, £2, 074. Pop., 82. Houses, 15. Eaton Hall here is the seat of the Marquis of Westminster. The mansion is in the decorated English style, after designs by Porden; measures 450 feet in length; was built in 1803; occupies the site of a previous edifice by Vanbrugh; and has a gallery, 430 feet long, adorned with pictures by Rubens, Claud, and other masters. ...
The gardens comprise 42 acres; are reached by a terrace 350 feet long; and contain a Roman altar and a Roman pavement. The park is extensive and beautiful; commands charming views of the Welsh mountains; and has a lodge modelled after St. Augustine's gate in Canterbury, and an iron bridge 150 feet long over the Dee.
Eaton through time
Eaton is now part of Chester district. Click here for graphs and data of how Chester has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Eaton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Eaton, in Chester and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21404
Date accessed: 29th April 2024
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