Appleton is a civil parish in the Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England.
The parish is partly residential, including the village of Appleton Thorn, and is otherwise mainly rural.
The Bridgewater Canal runs along its northern border, the A49 road is to the west, and the M6 motorway is to the east.
Most of the listed buildings are residential, are related to farming, or are associated with the canal and roads in the parish.
The exceptions to this are the village church, a war memorial, an obelisk, and a Medieval cross base.