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