Rushton 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 22 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, all of which are listed at Grade II. This grade is the lowest of the three gradings given to listed buildings and is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest".
Other than the village of
Eaton, and the settlement of Rushton, the parish is entirely rural, which is reflected in its listed buildings. Most of these are related to farming, or are domestic. The other structures include a smithy, a village cross, a ruined stone structure, a former watermill, and a well.
See also
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Listed buildings in Alpraham
Alpraham is a civil parish in Cheshire East, England. It contains twelve buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, the second-highest grade, a ...
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Listed buildings in Clotton Hoofield
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Listed buildings in Little Budworth
Little Budworth is a civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, England. It contains 18 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, four are listed at Grade II*, and t ...
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Listed buildings in Tiverton
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Listed buildings in Tilstone Fearnall
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Listed buildings in Utkinton
Utkinton is a former civil parish, now in the parishes of Utkinton and Cotebrook and Tarporley, in Cheshire West and Chester, England. It is entirely rural, and contains the villages of Utkinton and Cotebrook. The A49 road runs through it in a ...
References
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Listed buildings in Cheshire West and Chester
Lists of listed buildings in Cheshire