Sooty Fields Plantation

Sooty Fields Plantation is a forest in Buerton, Cheshire, England. Sooty Fields Plantation is situated nearby to the locality Eaton Stud, as well as near the hamlet Bruera.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aldford Castle and St John the Baptist’s Church.

Aldford Castle

Castle

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Aldford Castle is a motte and bailey castle in the village of Aldford in Cheshire. The motte is to the north of St John's Church, and the church stands on the site of an infilled bailey ditch.

St John the Baptist’s Church

Church

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St John the Baptist's Church is in the village of Aldford, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

St Mary's Church is in the small settlement of Bruera, which lies between the villages of Saighton and Aldford, in Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chester and Tattenhall.

Chester

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Chester is a very pretty and historic English city on the river Dee, and the county town of the North-Western county of Cheshire. Although maybe not worth a whole holiday, it's well worth a day or overnight trip to see the Roman ruins and medieval city centre.

Tattenhall

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Tattenhall is a village in Cheshire. It is near to Beeston Castle, a ruined 13th-century castle, and sits along the Sandstone Trail, a long-distance walkers' path, between Frodsham to Whitchurch.

Saltney

Suburb

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Saltney is a town straddling the counties of Flintshire and Cheshire on the England–Wales border. The local government community of Saltney lies entirely in Wales, while the English areas are unparished.