In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Frodsham like this:

Frodsham, market town and river port, par., township, and lordship with ry. sta., W. Cheshire, at confluence of rivers Weaver and Mersey, 10 miles NE. of Chester -- par., 13,810 ac. and 887 tidal water and foreshore, pop. 7062; township, 2389 ac., pop. 2489; lordship, 2688 ac., pop. 1087; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank.Market-day, Saturday; has salt-works.

Frodsham through time

A Vision of Britain through Time includes a large library of local statistics for administrative units. For the best overall sense of how the area containing Frodsham has changed, please see our redistricted information for the modern district of Vale Royal. More detailed statistical data are available under Units and statistics, which includes both administrative units covering Frodsham and units named after it.


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 "Frodsham".