Warburton

The village of Warburton can trace its history back to Neolithic or early Bronze Age eras with some sort of settlement existing well before the village proper was established. The Domesday Book lists Warburton as 2 manors, which eventually became one, and the seat of the Warburton family. They remained at Warburton until 1469 when they moved to Arley Hall, leaving a bailiff to organize the affairs of the village and act as a link between the Warburtons who remained and the main family at Arley. In 1864, the population was 482 and the directories of Cheshire tell us that there was a public house, The Saracen's Head, and that there was a flour mill which was powered by the River Bollin. The village was clustered mostly around the old church and was surrounded by thriving farms and fields of crops. In the present day, although the cottages have lost their thatches, Warburton still retains its air of history. Images TL1490 and TL7653 available on Trafford Lifetimes.