Europe, British Isles, England, Welsh March, Cheshire, Winwick
Winwick is in Cheshire.
Domesday Winwick. 1086. Winwick was a settlement in Domesday Book, in the hundred of Newton and the county of Cheshire. It had no recorded population (sometimes the case for large towns, as well as abandoned settlements).
In or after 1630 Frances Gerard was born to Thomas Gerard (age 21) and Susannah Snow (age 20) at Winwick. The date of her birth based on the date of her parent's marriage.
Europe, British Isles, England, Welsh March, Cheshire, Winwick, Hermitage Green
Europe, British Isles, England, Welsh March, Cheshire, Winwick, Hermitage Green, St Oswald's Well
After 1641. Around 1.5 km north of Winwick Church is St Oswald's Well, Hermitage Green supposedly at the place where King Oswald of Northumberland during the Battle of Maserfield. The well chamber is square and measures 0.7m across and is about 1.9m deep with three steps on the south side leading down to the water. A large stone slab has been placed over the aperture, covering half of the opening and protecting the remains from cattle or human access.
Europe, British Isles, England, Welsh March, Cheshire, Winwick, St Oswald's Church
Around 750. Arm of Anglo-Saxon Cross found in the churcyard St Oswald's Church, Winwick in 1873.
1350. Stones from an earlier church re-used as foundations for columns in the Nave.
On 04 Aug 1468 Piers Legh (age 35) died at Macclesfield [Map]. He was subsequently buried at St Oswald's Church, Winwick.
On 27 Nov 1478 Piers Legh (age 63) died. He was buried at St Oswald's Church, Winwick.
1495. Brass to Peter Gerrard. Beneath the floor is the family vault. This has not been used since the Reformation..
1527. Brass to Peter Leigh (age 72) and Eleanor Savage (age 75). The only example of a brass with a Priest in armour with sword. He became a Priest after his wife died. .
Peter Leigh: Around 1455 he was born to Piers Legh. In or before 1480Peter Leigh and Eleanor Savage were married. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. On 11 Aug 1527 Peter Leigh died.
Eleanor Savage: Around 1452 she was born to John Savage and Katherine Stanley.
Around 19 Aug 1648 considerable damage was done to St Oswald's Church, Winwick by Parliamentary troops following the Battle of Winwick aka Red Bank.
After 16 May 1671. Monument to the Reverend John Stanley. 
Reverend John Stanley:
On or before 06 Sep 1692, the day he was baptised, he was born to Thomas Horton Stanley 4th Baronet and Elizabeth Patten.
On 23 May 1753 Reverend John Stanley and Sarah Earle were married. The difference in their ages was 25 years.
On 16 May 1781 Reverend John Stanley died.
On or before 04 Dec 1684 Mary Finch was born. She was baptised at St Oswald's Church, Winwick on 04 Dec 1684.
After 31 Aug 1687 Monument to Richard Legh (deceased) and Elizabeth Chicheley. Unsigned; possibly sculpted by Grinling Gibbons (age 39). St Oswald's Church, Winwick.
Richard Legh: On 07 May 1634 he was born to Reverend Thomas Legh. On or after 31 Dec 1660 Richard Legh and Elizabeth Chicheley were married. In Mar 1679 Andrew Fountaine was elected MP Newton. His wife's brother-in-law Richard Legh controlled the Newton constituency and paid for his election expenses. On 31 Aug 1687 Richard Legh died.
Elizabeth Chicheley: she was born to Thomas Chicheley of Wimpole and Sarah Russell. In 1728 she died.
After 11 Jan 1701 Monument to Thomas Brotherton (deceased).
1711. Ceiling of the Legh Chapel at St Oswald's Church, Winwick.
In 1720 the South Porch was added to St Oswald's Church, Winwick.
After 08 Jul 1755 Monument to Benet Legh 1747-1855 died aged eight, son of Peter Legh of Lyme and Martha Benet.
On 25 Jun 1780 Thomas Gerard 8th Baronet (age 57) died. He was buried at St Oswald's Church, Winwick on 07 Jul 1780. His brother Robert Cansfield Gerard 9th Baronet (age 55) succeeded 9th Baronet Gerard of Bryn in Lancashire. Catherine Anderton Lady Gerard (age 38) by marriage Lady Gerard of Bryn in Lancashire.
On 07 Aug 1797 Colonel Thomas Peter Legh (age 44) died unmarried. He was buried at St Oswald's Church, Winwick. He left three illegitimate sons and four illegitimate daughters by seven different ladies. Thomas Legh (age 4) inherited Lyme Hall [Map].
1800. The Stanley Chapel.
1800 The Garrard Chapel.
After 25 Feb 1800. Monument to Reverend John Lowe.
After 1811. Italian Flag bearing the Arms of Italy under French Control captured at the Battle of Lissa and send home to his father the Reverend G Hornby, Rector of Winwick, by his son Captain Phipps Hornby RN.
After 31 Jul 1812. Monument to Reverend Geoffrey Hornby.
After 20 Mar 1825. Monument to Reverend Edward Thomas Stanley.
After 23 Jun 1830 Monument to Hester Hornby.
On 27 Jan 1831 Ellen Turner (deceased) was buried at St Oswald's Church, Winwick. The service was performed by Reverend Thomas Hinde. Monument to sculpted by Richard James Wyatt (age 35).
After 20 Oct 1838 Monument to John Fitchett of Warrington.
After 08 Mar 1842 Monument to Thomas Claughton.
After 04 Apr 1843 Monument to Jacob John Hornby.
1848. The Chancel of St Oswald's Church, Winwick refurbished by Pugin.
Around 1850 the organ at St Oswald's Church, Winwick was relocated from Powys Castle.
13 Jan 1887. Marriage Certificate of Edward John Smith and Sarah Eleanor Pennington who were marred at St Oswald's Church, Winwick. He, twenty-five years later, was Captain of the Titanic who went down with his ship.
After 03 May 1911. Memorial to 2nd Lieutenant Agnew Appleton of the 2/4 West Riding Regiment kille in action at Bullecourt.
After 1918. World War Memorials.
2023. Exterior of St Oswald's Church, Winwick.
