Grappenhall and Thelwall is a
civil parish in the
Borough of Warrington and the
ceremonial county
The counties and areas for the purposes of the lieutenancies, also referred to as the lieutenancy areas of England and informally known as ceremonial counties, are areas of England to which lords-lieutenant are appointed. Legally, the areas i ...
of
Cheshire
Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...
, England, and includes the villages of
Grappenhall and
Thelwall. The
Bridgewater Canal and the
A56 road pass through Grappenhall and to the south of Thelwall in an east–west direction, and the
A50 road runs in a north–south direction between them. Within the parish are 30 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 of the three grades, and the other 28 at Grade II, the lowest grade. The Grade I listed building is a church dating back to the 12th century. The Grade II listed buildings comprise a variety of structures, including another church, houses,
aqueducts, bridges, a public house, farm buildings,
stocks
Stocks are feet restraining devices that were used as a form of corporal punishment and public humiliation. The use of stocks is seen as early as Ancient Greece, where they are described as being in use in Solon's law code. The law describing ...
, a
sundial
A sundial is a horological device that tells the time of day (referred to as civil time in modern usage) when direct sunlight shines by the apparent position of the Sun in the sky. In the narrowest sense of the word, it consists of a flat ...
, a milepost, a
mounting block, a war memorial, and a telephone kiosk.
Key
Listed buildings
See also
*
Listed buildings in Appleton
*
Listed buildings in High Legh
High Legh is a civil parish in Cheshire East, England. It contains 12 listed buildings, which are designated by English Heritage and recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are listed at Grade II*, the mid ...
*
Listed buildings in Lymm
*
Listed buildings in Stockton Heath
*
Listed buildings in Stretton
*
Listed buildings in Warrington (unparished area)
*
Listed buildings in Woolston
References
Citations
Sources
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grappenhall and Thelwall
Listed buildings in Warrington
Lists of listed buildings in Cheshire