Pulford

"PULFORD, a parish in the lower division of the hundred of Broxton, county Chester, 6 miles from Wrexham, its post town, and 5 S.W. of Chester. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on Pulford brook, a branch of the river Dee, and near the line of the Shrewsbury railway. The inhabitants are wholly agricultural. The parish comprises the hamlet of Poulton, and is traversed by the road from Chester to Wrexham. The soil is of a heavy description, but favourable to the growth of wheat. A courtleet is annually held by the Marquis of Westminster, as lord of the manor. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £200, and the glebe consists of 6 acres. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Chester, value £200. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a cruciform structure with a square tower containing two bells. The church was rebuilt at the expense of the Marquis of Westminster in 1833. There is a school for both sexes supported by the Marquis of Westminster, who owns the chief part of the soil. In a field called the Castle Hill, adjoining the rectory house, are traces of a fosse and ancient fortifications."

"POULTON, a township in the parish of Pulford, lower division of the hundred of Broxton, county Chester, 5 miles S. by W. of Chester. It is situated on a branch of the river Dee. It had formerly a Cistercian Abbey founded by Robert Pincerna, who was butler to Ranulph Earl of Chester, but the monks, having suffered from the frequent incursions of the Welsh, removed to Dieulacres in Staffordshire in 1214; but Poulton contained a parcel of the possessions of the monastery till its dissolution."