It seems to have been built in two phases; the first phase consisted of one of the few stone circles found in Cheshire, which was roughly 22.5 metres (73 feet 10 inches) in diameter, with a turf and daub platform in the centre, on which dead bodies were probably placed as part of an excarnation ritual prior to burial.

There were gaps to the north and south of the circle serving as entrances, with two of the stones standing upright, with the remainder deliberately placed on their side.

The second phase covered the central part with sandy subsoil and surrounded it with a low turf wall.

In the second phase, the diameter increased to 30 metres (98 feet), but there were only a number of fire pits and pyres discovered along with one actual cremation.

Some pottery associated with the Beaker culture was also recovered from what would have been the soil surface at the time of construction, showing that this area had human habitation for an extended period.

[7] Nothing of substance is known about Church Lawton I, as it was partially destroyed by the building of the current A5011[8] Newcastle-under-Lyme to Sandbach road some time before 1881.

[11] From 1974 the civil parish was served by Congleton Borough Council, which was succeeded on 1 April 2009 by the new unitary authority of Cheshire East.