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 recorded history of this entity begins in the mid-12th century. The Order of St John of Jerusalem, the Knights Hospitaller, had considerable landholdings and a custom to mark their boundaries with stone or metal crosses where rents were due. In 1851, a half-timbered house at Butterworth Hall hamlet was destroyed by fire, revealing an iron cross at its gable, which signified ownership by the order until the monasteries were dissolved in 1536-1539 under Henry VIII.