Added history

 The naming of the new Wrinehill development, called Egerton View by the developer, raised an eyebrow or two, partly because local people, particularly those living in Wrinehill, were not given an adequate opportunity to air their views.  It was handed down from the BC that it would be called Sixpence Terrace.  Eventually after input from elsewhere the name Tollhouse Court - which some people were not happy with since they thought it should be Lord Nelson Row after the name of the pub which once graced the site.

Since then, more history of this part of the parish has emerged, see below if anyone has more to add then please get in touch:

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I'm not a history buff but Wrinehill's charm and history was essentially destroyed by planners/road widening mid 1900s and much history is now lost to most residents (and to NBC planners it would seem). However old pictures show the Lord Nelson pub firmly on the plot near its southern end. It was directly facing vehicles coming from Newcastle. Originally it stood in the top of a 'Y' at a fork in the road. The left fork was what is now the end of New Road and then it turned into Den Lane - which I believe was once the main road from Newcastle and places south to Nantwich (hence the Crown being an old coaching inn). The right fork was the original public main road to Betley and Crewe, it ran behind the plot, along behind the Summer House and was the southern end of what is now Old Road. The small triangle of public space or wide verge which still exists south of the building site was the junction and the remains of the original road line could be seen behind the garage when it existed, although no longer a right of way. So Lord Nelson Row makes excellent sense to me. (sounds posher with the Lord included!)
However the straight stretch of road between Den lane and the Hand and Trumpet was a toll road built to shorten and level the original route. Somewhere along what's now New Road opposite the Bluebell pub site there was a Toll house and a large old building called the Medicine house (an apothecary). The latter house was dismantled and rebuilt elsewhere. I'm not sure if the Toll house was exactly on the building site or further along- after it was demolished the original charges board was carried over the road and displayed in the Bluebell pub for years so it was certainly nearby. I'm not sure how many sheep or cattle you could take along the road for sixpence - but you could argue for a vague monetary connection near the site I suppose.
Anyhow, more than you ever wanted to know. I have a couple of pictures of the pub if you are interested.

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Thanks Chris for this interesting contribution which adds more detail to the history of Wrinehill.  Does anyone have any more information re Malt House Farm and the former Bluebell Inn?  

  


   

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