In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rixton like this:
RIXTON, a township and a sub-district in Warrington parish and district, Lancashire. The township lies5½ miles E by N of Warrington, and bears the name of Rixton-with-Glazebrook. Acres, 2, 840. Real property, £4, 298. Pop., 752. Houses, 151. There are a Roman Catholic chapel, and charities £9.—The sub-district contains also two other townships. Acres, 5, 517. Pop., 1, 920. Houses, 379.
Rixton through time
Rixton is now part of Warrington district. Click here for graphs and data of how Warrington has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rixton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rixton, in Warrington and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10776
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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