[2] In 1086, the village was recorded in the Domesday Book as comprising 12 households and lying within the hundred of Rushton in the county of Cheshire.

When excavated, it was found to consist of an oval structure with a stoke-hole on the southeast side.

Some of these have been reconstructed, forming about 30 objects, mainly jugs and pitchers, which are now in the Grosvenor Museum, Chester.

In July 2006 the total annual output of carbon dioxide from the village was calculated by students from the University of Chester at 4,765.76 tonnes.

[11] It is hoped that the film will increase awareness and encourage other communities to adopt the concept.