The village is listed as having been held from Earl Hugh d'Avranches by a Saxon named Dunning.
[5] The village was for a long time known for its independence, as shown in its early Quaker meeting house, as well as its siding with the Parliamentarians during the English Civil War.
[7] It was originally in Eddisbury Hundred, and after the reforms of the 19th century, became part of Runcorn Rural District.
[9] Until the 19th century, the local parish church was that of St Laurence, at Overton in nearby Frodsham.
The nearest railway station is 3 miles away at Acton Bridge on the West Coast mainline for trains to Liverpool and Birmingham and links, via Runcorn and Crewe to intercity services.
Alternatively, there is Frodsham railway station which is 3.2 miles away for services to Manchester, Chester and North Wales.