In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Moreton like this:
MORETON-CUM-ALCUMLOW, a township in Astbury parish, Cheshire; near the Macclesfield canal, 2½ miles SS W of Congleton. Acres, 1,100. Real property, £1,879. Pop., 119. Houses, 21. Moreton Hall here is a timbered house of the time of Elizabeth.
Moreton through time
Moreton is now part of Congleton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Congleton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Moreton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Moreton, in Congleton and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6187
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
Not where you were looking for?
Click here for more detailed advice on finding places within A Vision of Britain through Time, and maybe some references to other places called "Moreton".