For administrative purposes, it was combined with adjacent civil parishes of Acton and Edleston to form a total area of 765 hectares (1890 acres).

[3] Henhull civil parish also included the hamlets of Basin End, Bluestone, Welshmen's Green and part of Burford.

Hen Heol is Welsh for 'old street', which might refer to the Roman road from Middlewich to Whitchurch, excavated in 1987, which runs through the parish.

[2] The hamlet of Bluestone is named after a granite boulder glacial deposit situated near the Burford crossroads in Acton civil parish, which was unearthed during road building and is believed to originate from Cumbria.

[2] Sculptures by the canal in this area form part of a community art project, including the 'Nantwich Horse', by John Merrill (sculptor)|John Merrill, constructed from recycled lock gates, hinges and bolts, which won a National Waterways Renaissance Award from the British Urban Regeneration Association in 2006.