| Domesday | Bostock Hall | Origins | |
THE VILLAGE |
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| The family derives its name
from the township of Bostock which is
situated in the very heart of the old
county of Cheshire.
In fact an old oak tree that once stood at the corner of the village green
was said to mark the exact centre of the ancient county. It lies between the ancient salt-towns of Northwich and Middlewich, three miles north of the latter. To the immediate west lies the town of Winsford. The heart of the township is the village of Bostock Green which is a charming place of timber and brick cottages housing about 100 people engaged in the rural economy of the area. These cottages were built for the Bostock estate workers and the red bricks used to build them were made from clay dug locally and fired in a kiln along what is now Brick Kiln Lane. In the grounds of Bostock Hall, now converted into luxury apartments, a number of luxury homes have been built. All of these house people who commute into the cities of Manchester and Liverpool. |
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| Entering the village from the south | North-west end of the village | ||
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| The village green and social club | The village opposite the green | ||
At the beginning of the 20th century the estate laundry was situated on the village green. Nearby reading rooms were established for the estate workers to use and this building is now the Bostock Social Club.