Notes and Queries: Congleton

BRODHURST OR BROADHURST FAMILY (5 th S.
ix. 8.) The name Broadhurst is a well-known one
at Congleton, in the county of Chester, and has



been so for many years. Congleton is close on the
borders of Staffordshire, but whether the Broad-
hurst family came from that shire to Congleton I
cannot say. I should rather incline to the belief
that it was an old Cheshire family. The name
would be found constantly occurring in the muni-
cipal records of that ancient borough ; and it may
be worth noting additionally that few towns in
England possess such an excellent and entire col-
lection of them as Congleton does. In 1875 Mr.
Earwaker collected and had bound up in nine
large volumes, for the Corporation, the ancient
charters and records of that borough, and it is
needless to say that his care was only equalled by
his zeal. JOHN PICKFORD, M.A.

Newbourne Rectory, Woodbridge.

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