The sale by the Cavenagh-Mainwaring family in 1920 of a large parcel of land either side of the railway line allowed the village to develop and expand. The auction in 1921 by direction of the Marquis of Crewe of the 4,493 acres of Madeley Estate which included Baldwins Gate Farm (184 acres).
The Cavenagh-Mainwaring family's sale of a large area of land next to the railway line in 1920 enabled the village to develop and expand. The Marquis of Crewe's auction of the Madeley Estate in 1921, which included Baldwins Gate Farm, facilitated further growth.