The canal was abandoned in 1775 after only 10 years use, it eventually disappeared with the Saltney Marsh Inclosure Act 1778 (18 Geo.

The disappearance of the pump during remodelling of the road junction was a source of concern to local residents in the 1970s, until it was traced to a council storage yard and reinstated.

In 1830 a petition was submitted to the House of Lords stating that the Members of the Methodist Congregation assembled at Bretton, in the County of Flint, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to adopt Measures for the Extinction of Slavery, and the Extension of all the Blessings of Freedom to the utmost Limits of the British Empire; and for a Reform of Parliament:"[7] The chapel was extended, in 1920, by the addition of a front porch to commemorate the villagers who gave their lives in World War I.

[8] Son of George & Mary Ann Allman of Bretton Lodge[9]Lance Corporal Henry Thomas ASBURY Royal Engineers died 1st Feb 1919, buried Murmansk, New British Cemetery, Russian Federation.

[10]Private Walter LONG 1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment, died 20th Jun 1915, commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate), Belgium.

[11]Private Jonas PATTLE 4th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers, died 23 May 1918, commemorated Arras Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France.

[12]Gunner Jack WHITELEGGE 275th Brigade Royal Field Artillery, died 31st Jul 1917, commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate), Belgium.

[13]Not commemorated on the remembrance porch, but on the list inside the chapel entrance:- Private Arthur THOMAS Royal Welch Fusiliers died 10th Dec 1917, buried Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension, France.

[14] Son of James & Ann Thomas of Bretton Lodge[9]The land surrounding the village has been used for farming for several hundred years.

Opened in August 1849, Broughton & Bretton railway station provided a transport link for local residents.