Additions and alterations have been made over the centuries, including the rebuilding of the chancel, sanctuary and vestry by A. W. N. Pugin in 1847–49, and the rebuilding of the spire and restoration of the church in 1869 by Paley and Austin. The church is constructed in sandstone, and has a west tower. Many of the furnishings were designed by Pugin. Inside the church is the cross-arm of an Anglo-Saxon preaching cross dating from around 750.[2][3][4]
The house probably has a timber-framed core, and some timber framing is still present in the internal walls. It is in two storeys, and was later pebbledashed. The roofs are partly slated, and partly tiled. Inside the house are beams, an inglenook, oak panelling, and stone fireplaces.[5][6]
The building has been altered and extended, and is entirely pebbledashed with a slate roof. The main features of interest are inside the house, in particular the 16-panelled ceiling in the front parlour, with moulded beams.[7][8]
The farmhouse was altered and extended in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is constructed in brick with sandstonequoins. The windows are casements. Inside the house are beams, and formerly there were back-to-back inglenooks.[9]
The farmhouse was later extended. It is in brick with stone quoins. The original part has three storeys with a stone-slate roof; the later extension is in two storeys with a slate roof. The windows are mainly casements, with one horizontally sliding sash window. Inside the house are beams, an inglenook, and a dog-leg staircase.[7][10]
A brick country house standing on a sandstoneplinth with sandstone dressings. It is in two storeys and consists of a hall with two cross wings, and another right wing. The windows are mullioned and/or transomed. Some of the 19th-century additions have been demolished.[7][11]
The house was extended and altered in the 19th century. It is in rendered brick with a slate roof. The house has two storeys with attics, and has sash windows. The main doorway has a Doric doorcase with pilasters and a voussoiredkeystone under a pediment. Internal features include stone cellars, beams and a dog-leg staircase.[5][12]
A brick farmhouse standing on a stone plinth with stone dressings and quoins and slate roofs. The building has four bays, the end bay being recessed. Most of the bays have three storeys, with the end bay in two storeys. The windows are mullioned and transomed. The entrance door has a Gibbs surround.[14]
This is a brick house, painted white, with a hippedslate roof. It is a symmetrical house in two storeys, with a single-storey single-room wing to the left. The windows are casements.[15]
Formerly associated with the now-closed Sankey Canal, this is a brick building with a slate roof. Its features include archways of various types, stable windows, and horseshoe-shaped pitch holes.[16]
A stone milestone on the west side of the A49 road. It has a round front and a straight back, and is surmounted by a half-dome. It is inscribed with the distances to Wigan and Warrington.[17]
A stone milestone on the west side of the A573 road. It is triangular with a sloping top, and is inscribed with the distances to Wigan and Warrington.[19]
A Roman Catholic Church built to serve the former Winwick Psychiatric Hospital, possibly designed by Synott, Synott and Powell. It is constructed in brick with stone dressings and has Westmorlandslate roofs. Its design is an Arts and Crafts interpretation of the Perpendicular style. The church has an apsidalchancel, and an eastern bellcote and stair tower. Since being declared redundant it has been used as a nursery.[20][21]
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