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CHOLMONDELEY, a township in Malpas parish, Cheshire; 7 miles W of Nantwich. Acres, 2, 898. Real property, £2, 830. Pop., 306. Houses, 54. Cholmondeley Castle, the seat of Marquis Cholmondeley, is an edifice in the pointed style, rebuilt in 1804. The previous castle was garrisoned, in 1643, for Charles I.; and taken, in 1644, by the Earl of Denbigh.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Cholmondeley CP/Tn Malpas AP/Tn/CP Cheshire AncC |
Place: | Cholmondeley |
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