Horton-by-Malpas
The Grange
Horton-by-Malpas Location within Cheshire
Population	62 (2001)
OS grid reference	SJ4549
Civil parish	Shocklach Oviatt and District
Unitary authority	Cheshire West and Chester
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MALPAS
Postcode district	SY14
Dialling code	01829
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Eddisbury
List of places UK England Cheshire 53°02′28″N 2°48′54″W / 53.041°N 2.815°W / 53.041; -2.815

Horton-by-Malpas is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Shocklach Oviatt and District, in the Borough of Cheshire West and Chester and ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. In 2001 it had a population of 62.^[1] The parish included the hamlet of Horton Green. The civil parish was abolished in 2015 to form Shocklach Oviatt and District.^[2]

History

The name Horton derives from Old English horu 'dirt' and tūn 'settlement, farm, estate', presumably meaning 'farm on muddy soil'.^[3]

Horton Grange was built in 1629 and subsequently altered. It is timber-framed with brick nogging, and partly rebuilt in brick, with slate roofs. It is in two storeys, and consists of a main wing and two cross-wings.^[4] The building is Grade II listed.

Horton Green

The small hamlet of Horton Green lay within the parish. The hamlet is recorded as "Horton Green" in 1831, but had been known as "Horton" as early as 1240.