[8][9] In the Tudor period, Minshull Vernon formed part of the lands of the Venable family, lords of Middlewich.

[13][14] From 1974 the civil parish was served by Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council, which was succeeded on 1 April 2009 by the unitary authority of Cheshire East.

[4] A short stretch of the River Weaver forms part of the northern boundary of the parish and Hoggins Brook runs along its eastern boundary; several unnamed brooks also run through the parish, and numerous small meres and ponds are scattered across the area.

[3] The Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal runs through the north-west of the parish, and forms the majority of the western boundary.

[1] The present rock-faced building by John Matthews dates from 1847 to 1849 and has a bell-cote and lancet windows; it is listed at grade II.

[22][25] Newfield Hall on Middlewich Road in Walley's Green is a red-brick mansion on a double pile plan which dates from the early 19th century; it is listed at grade II.

The west front is flanked by stone elephants bearing howdahs, which are believed to have come from Adderley Hall near Market Drayton in Shropshire.

[26] A small red-brick summerhouse in the grounds, thought to have originally been a privy, has a slate roof topped with a ball finial.

[27] Hoolgrave Manor on Eardswick Lane is a grade-II-listed hall, now a farmhouse, in brown brick on a U-shaped plan.

Dating from the late 17th century, it features brick pilasters at the corners and a central slightly projecting bay with an oriel window and topped with a pediment.

The farmhouse, in Jacobean style, is in red brick with blue-brick diapering and features cast-iron lozenge windows and decorative roof tiles.

[9][29] Several other farmhouses within the parish are also listed at grade II: The first three are all on Middlewich Road, the fourth on Brookhouse Lane.

[3][46] A stone cross erected in 1897 to mark Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee stands at the junction of Middlewich Road and Brookhouse Lane in Walley's Green.