Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for SHOTWICK-PARK

SHOTWICK-PARK, an extra-parochial tract in Great Boughton district, Cheshire; 4½ miles NW of Chester. Acres, 710. Real property, £1,134. Pop., 4. House, 1. A royal castle anciently stood here; was inhabited by Henry II., when on his way to Ireland; was visited twice by Edward I.; sank to ruin before the time of Henry VIII.; and is now represented by a large mound.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "an extra-parochial tract"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Great Boughton PLU       Cheshire AncC
Place: Shotwick

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