[1] Storeton has Viking connections, the name deriving from the Old Norse Stor-tún, meaning "great farmstead".

[10] In October 1944 a USAAF Liberator Bomber number 42-50347 from the 445th Bombardment Group exploded without explanation over the fields between Little Storeton and Landican, with the loss of all 24 servicemen on board.

The dead included 15 commissioned officers who were being taxied back to Tibenham after seeing more than 30 successful combat missions.

[11] In recent years a memorial stone has been erected by a local man who witnessed the aftermath of the crash as a teenager.

The trust later also attempted to purchase the adjacent Hancock's Wood to extend the nature reserve by a further 25 acres (100,000 m2), but the deal with the Leverhulme estate fell through at the last minute.

A portion of the tramway embankment still exists as footpath and a section of the rails have been re-installed by the Bromborough Society.

The stone is a creamy sandstone and, according to the British Geological Survey, was also used for Roman tombstones and on Birkenhead Town Hall (in Hamilton Square), Lime Street station, Lever House in Port Sunlight, and Sankey Viaduct in Cheshire.

The quarry was filled in with spoil from the excavation of the Queensway Tunnel in the 1920s and the site is currently a tranquil nature reserve enjoyed by walkers.