In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Claughton like this:
CLAUGHTON-CUM-GRANGE, a township-chapelry in Bidstone and Woodchurch parishes, Cheshire; 1 mile NW of Birkenhead. Post town, Birkenhead. Acres, 436. Real property, £13, 323. Pop., 1, 584. Houses, 216. The property is much subdivided. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Chester. Value, not reported. Patrons, Trustees. The church is in the early English style.
Claughton through time
Claughton is now part of Wirral district. Click here for graphs and data of how Wirral has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Claughton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Claughton, in Wirral and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22428
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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