Conservation Area: Wrenbury Conservation Area (058)

CONSERVATION AREA 58 WRENBURY DESIGNATED SEPTEMBER 27th 1973 Wrenbury is a small village in an attractive landscape setting. The conservation area extends from the mill and canal bridge on the west, to the village centre on the east. The area around the mill is made particularly interesting by the activity connected with the canal and the old lifting bridge over which the road passes. The village proper is centred on a triangular green dominated by the handsome sandstone tower of St Margaret 's Church. It has retained several of its original farms and outbuildings, and a number of attractive timber framed and brick cottages set off by a scattering of trees. Much of the recent development in the village particularly to the south west has done little to improve its character. The green has been spoiled by vehicles and is in need of improvement. The village as a whole however, has retained the feeling of a pleasant rural community, and could easily regain much of its character through small schemes of planting and enhancement. STATUTORY LISTED BUILDINGS 1 Church of St Margaret 2 Elm House, Wrenbury Green 3 Hawk House BUILDINGS SUGGESTED FOR INCLUSION ON THE STATUTORY LIST 4 Wrenbury Lift Bridge 5 * Cotton Arms P .H. and outbuilding to north-west 6 Outbuilding to west of Church Farm House 7 Church Farm House 8 * Building to north of Oak House 9 * Oak House 10 Outbuildings adjoining cottage south east of Oak House 11 Wrenbury House and adjacent outbuilding 12 * Farm Buildings at Hawk House 13 Cottage south east of Greenside Cottage 14 Yew Tree House BUILDINGS TO BE SUBJECT OF A SECTION 8 DIRECTION 15 Mill Brook 16 Wrenbury Mill Oak 17 Warehouse opposite Wrenbury Mill 18 The Vicarage 19 Outbuildings adjoining Church Farm House 20 Birchwood House 21 Pair of cottages south east of Oak House 22 Rose Leigh and outbuildings 23 Oaklands and outbuilding to north-west 24 Stanley House 25 Terrace of 6 cottages east of Green Farm *Denotes provisionally listed buildings