Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet, was an English religious Independent, author, and landowner from Cheshire. He was Member of Parliament for Cheshire at various times between 1628 and 1653, and durin
Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet
The family home, Handforth Hall, Cheshire
Modern example of a duck decoy, similar to those installed by Brereton
State apartments of Croydon Palace, now part of a private school
William Brereton, 2nd Baron Brereton was an English landowner from Cheshire and member of the Peerage of Ireland who owned estates in County Carlow. A Royalist sympathiser during the Wars of the Three
Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet
…him an obvious choice for commander of Parliamentarian forces in the area. However, most of the Cheshire gentry was Royalist, including his cousin, William, Baron Brereton, and he was forced to withdraw to London. Along with a number of other regions, at the beginning of the war some prominent Cheshire notables attempted…
Family home, Brereton Hall