Its recorded history dates from the mid-12th century. The Order of St John of Jerusalem, the Knights Hospitaller, had extensive land holdings, and whose practice was to mark the boundaries of their lands and buildings where rents were due by a stone or metal cross. In 1851 an old half-timbered house at Butterworth Hall hamlet was destroyed by fire revealing an iron cross at its gable, indicating it was owned by the order until the dissolution of the monasteries in 1536-1539 by Henry VIII.
The documented history of this entity begins in the mid-12th century. The Order of St John of Jerusalem, the Knights Hospitaller, had significant landholdings, and their practice was to mark the limits of their lands and structures where rents were owed with a stone or metal cross. In 1851, an old half-timbered house at Butterworth Hall hamlet was destroyed by fire, revealing an iron cross at its gable, indicating it was owned by the order until the monasteries were dissolved in 1536-1539 under Henry VIII.