Churton Heath or Bruera, Cheshire

Historical Description

Churton Heath or Bruera, a township and an ecclesiastical parish in the civil parish of St Oswald, Chester, Cheshire. The township is 5 miles S by E of Chester. The ecclesiastical parish was constituted in 1868, and includes also the townships of Lea-cum-Newbold, Saighton, and Huntingdon. Acreage of the township, 133; population, 7; of the ecclesiastical parish, 474. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Chester; gross value, £147. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Chester. The church is ancient, and contains several monuments; the chancel has a fine Norman arch.

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.

Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Churton Heath or Bruera from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Churton-Heath, or Bruera)

Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Cheshire is available to browse.

Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Cheshire papers online:

• Chester Chronicle
• Cheshire Observer
• Chester Courant

Visitations Heraldic

The Visitation of Cheshire, 1580 is available on the Heraldry page.