Haslington is not mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, so it is presumed that either the village came into existence afterwards, or was insignificantly small.

Often, with settlement names ending with "tun" or "ton", such as Haslington, this indicates origins of a farm enclosed with a moat or fence.

[4] Alternatively it has been suggested the Haslington's name derives from Thomas de Heslynton, an archer in the King's Bodyguard and a resident of Haslington, however this version of events is often discredited due to de Heslynton's life being after the earliest mentions of the village.

[2] In the reign of Edward I, the Barony of Wich-Malbank (now known as Nantwich) was divided up between the heirs of the last Baron who held that title, William.

Local legend says the battle caused the brook nearby to turn red from the blood spilt.

Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), the fruit of which are sloes, can still be found in the hedgerows down the lane named Slaughter Hill, which adjoins with the neighbouring civil parish of Crewe Green.

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

[12] Haslington falls in the parliamentary constituency of Crewe and Nantwich,[13] which was represented by Labour MP Laura Smith.

Timpson had previously represented the constituency since a by-election in May 2008, following the death of Labour MP Gwyneth Dunwoody.

A small section of the motorway does actually pass through a sparsely-populated area of the parish to the far east by its border.

[19] Cheshire East data download for July 2022 provides updated figures for a population of 8000 and 3480 households.

Haslington Hall is a mainly timber framed building situated to the east of the village.

The Hawk Inn is on the main road through the village, and dates from the 17th century; it is a Grade II listed building.

Haslington Cricket Club runs four senior and six junior teams, and is situated on the outskirts of the village.

There is also a Christian Boys' Brigade in the village; the company was founded in 1970 and operates from Haslington Methodist Church.