High Legh
High Legh is a village, civil and ecclesiastical parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is north west of Knutsford, east of Warrington and south west of Manchester City Centre. Th ...
is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in
Cheshire East, England. It contains 12
listed building
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s, which are designated by
English Heritage
English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a charity that manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places. These include prehistoric sites, medieval castles, Roman forts and country houses.
The charity states that i ...
and recorded in the
National Heritage List for England
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. Of these, two are listed at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II. Apart from the village of High Legh, the parish is mainly rural. Most of the listed buildings are houses, cottages, and farmhouses, some of them dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries, and
timber-framed
Timber framing (german: Holzfachwerk) and "post-and-beam" construction are traditional methods of building with heavy timbers, creating structures using squared-off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large woode ...
. The other listed buildings are a chapel and a church.
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Buildings
See also
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Listed buildings in Antrobus
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Listed buildings in Appleton
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Listed buildings in Aston by Budworth
Aston by Budworth is a civil parish in Cheshire East, England. It contains 32 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest grad ...
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Listed buildings in Lymm
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Listed buildings in Mere
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Listed buildings in Millington
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Listed buildings in the Borough of Cheshire East
Lists of listed buildings in Cheshire