Broxton 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 West and Chester, England. It contains 24 buildings that are recorded in the
National Heritage List for England
The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is England's official database of protected heritage assets. It includes details of all English listed buildings, scheduled monuments, register of historic parks and gardens, protected shipwrecks, a ...
as designated
listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
s, The parish includes the Bolesworth Estate, and the settlement of Brown Knowl, and is otherwise rural. The major structure, and the only one listed at Grade II* is the
castellated
A battlement in defensive architecture, such as that of city walls or castles, comprises a parapet (i.e., a defensive low wall between chest-height and head-height), in which gaps or indentations, which are often rectangular, occur at interva ...
country house,
Bolesworth Castle
Bolesworth Castle is a country house south of the village of Tattenhall, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
History
Bolesworth Castle was built for George ...
. All the others are listed at Grade II. These include nine structures associated with Bolesworth Caste, the church in Brown Knowl with a tomb in its churchyard, and an 18th-century milestone. Otherwise the listed buildings are related to houses or farms.
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Listed buildings in Cheshire West and Chester
Lists of listed buildings in Cheshire