Historical antiquities, in two books the first treating in general of Great-Brettain and Ireland : the second containing particular remarks concerning Cheshire / faithfully collected out of authentick histories, old deeds, records, and evidences, by Sir Peter Leycester, Baronet ; whereunto is annexed a transcript of Doomsday-book, so far as it concerneth Cheshire, taken out of the original record.

1669. Northwich Hundred.

Parish Churches.

• 1. DAneham
• 2. Middlewich
• 3. Sanbach
• 4. Lawton
• 5. Warmincham
• 6. Swetenham
• 7. Astberie
• 8. Brereton

The present Patrons.

• R. Savage Earl Rivers.
• V. Lord Brereton of Brereton.
• V. The Lord of Wheeloke.
• R. Lawton of Lawton.
• R. Crew of Crew.
• R. Davenport of Davenport.
• R. Huchenson.
• R. Lord Brereton of Brereton.

Domestick Chappels.

• 1. Witton Chappel, within Great Budworth Parish.
• 2. Nether-Pever Chappel, also within Great Budworth.
• 3. Holms Chappel, within Sanbach Parish.
• 4. Goostrey Chappel, within Sanbach Parish.

Chappels of Ease.

• 1. Congleton, in Astbery Parish.

Brereton Church was formerly a Chappel within Astberie Parish, built about the Reign of Richard the First, and Dedicated to St. Oswald, whose Wakes or Feast of Dedication, is on the fifth day of August yearly, and was made a Parish Church, and endowed with the Tythes of Brereton cùm Smethwick, about the Reign of Hen. 8.

The Original of this following Deed is now in the possession of Smethwick of Smethwick.

EGo Radulfus de Brereton dedi—Deo, & Sancto oswaldo, & Capellae de Brereton, pro Salute animae meae—in perpetuam Eleemosynam, totam Terram de Smethwick—Ità quòd Ormus Filius Turgitani de Smethwick nepos meus, & Haeredes, eam in Feodo habebunt: Reddendo annuatìm memoratae Capellae de Brereton duodecim Denarios ad Festum Sancti Os∣waldi pro omni Servitio.—Testibus Radulfo Capellano, Petro Chanuto, Waltero Parsonâ de Rodeston, Willielmo de Brereton, Osberto de Erclid,—&c.