Visit Malpas, Cheshire Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Malpas, Cheshire

  

Malpas, Cheshire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Malpas, Cheshire

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Malpas, Cheshire history

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Medieval (Norman 1066–1154)

Malpas is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as belonging to Robert FitzHugh, baron of Malpas. Malpas and other holdings were given to his family for defensive services along the Welsh border. A concentrated line of castles protected Cheshire’s western border from the Welsh.

Medieval (Plantagenet 1154–1485)

Malpas retains its general layout established in the medieval period. Whitchurch, a major market town, was just 7 km (4.3 mi) away.

Tudor – Elizabethan (1485–1603)

Sir William Brereton became chamberlain of Chester and groom of the chamber to Henry VIII. He was beheaded on 17 May 1536 for a suspected romantic affair with Anne Boleyn.

Civil War and the Stuarts (1603–1714)

Cheshire was strategically very important during the civil war as it controlled the north–south movement of troops from the west of the Pennines to the east of the Clwydian range. Chester, as the main port to Ireland was supremely important as Charles I had an army there.

Malpas, Cheshire etymology

The name derives from Old French and means “bad/difficult passage” The name means “difficult/bad passage” in Old French.

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35 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Malpas, Cheshire places to visit

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Malpas, Cheshire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Malpas, Cheshire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Malpas, Cheshire’s information audio spots:

St Oswald’s Church, Malpas St Oswald’s Church stands on the highest point in the market town of Malpas, Cheshire. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. Alec Clifton-Taylor includes it in his list of ‘best’ English parish churches.

St Chad’s Church, Tushingham St Chad’s Church is on Chester Road (the A41) in the civil parish of Tushingham-cum-Grindley, Macefen and Bradley, Cheshire. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Malpas, the archdeaconry of Chester and the diocese of Chester. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

St Chad’s Chapel, Tushingham St Chad’s Chapel is an isolated church in the scattered community of Tushingham, Cheshire. The only approach to the chapel is on footpaths across fields from the A41 road. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade I listed building.

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