Buglawton

Buglawton is a suburb of Congleton, in the south-east of Cheshire. It was a parish and an urban district (i.e. effectively an independent town) from 1894 until 1936, when it was incorporated in Congleton borough.[1] The parish church of St John was built in 1841.

The area of the former parish includes the hamlets of Timbersbrook, Key Green, Crossley and Havannah plus the Cheshire side of the Cloud.

Etymology

Buga is a personal name and hlawton means "a settlement".

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Buglawton".

External links

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Coordinates: 53°10′14″N 2°11′44″W / 53.17056°N 2.19556°W / 53.17056; -2.19556

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