Rev. C Millington articles
The Village of Wheelock has had a very interesting and colourful history the Reverend C. Millington who heads the Congregational Church in Wheelock and has written extensively about the village I have included several of his articles:
Wheelock History
The most common accepted definition of the name is as follows:
The Name of the village is first recorded as Hoileck, and Hoiloch in the Domesday book then Changed in 1316 to Quelock and again in 1382 to Whelock, in 1384 to Welock, finally in 1390 it sees to have settled, and recorded as Wheelock as it is known today. The main reason for changes stem from people spelling as they sound it.
The word come from the word Chevel-og meaning winding, twisting, turning and the conclusions seem to be the river with its many twists and turns until they reach the central body of the river outside the village. Sketch of the locks
Cheshire History
The history of Wheelock has always been intertwined with Cheshire. I have enclosed a brief history of Cheshire up until 1805 including a map of the region for that period.
Cheshire The next document is a history of Wheelock village written in 1850 by Samuel Bagshaw Village 1850
Domesday Book
The Doomesday book was complied in 1085-6 by King William I men it describes in remarkable detail, the landholdings and resources of late 11th century England, The name Hoiloch appears in Folio 267/R in the great Domesday Book the bigger of the two. A copy of the original and translation to English is now online at the The National Archives in London click on Original or Translation to view the document.
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