Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Tarporley within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Tarporley, market town, par., and township (ry. sta. Beeston Castle and Tarporley, 2 miles S.), Cheshire, 10 miles SE. of Chester - township, 1144 ac., pop. 1350; town and par., 6194 ac., pop. 2669; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Thursday. Tarporley is an ancient place, whose inhabitants are chiefly employed in the mfr. of stockings and leather breeches. It is the headquarters of the Cheshire Hunt. A battle, in which the Royalists were victorious, was fought here in 1642.
A village in Rushton hundred, in the county of Cheshire.