Other Landmarks
Bulkeley Hall (SJ523537) is a three-storey mansion in brown brick which dates from the mid-18th century; it is grade II* listed. Springfield Cottage (SJ528541) is a timber-framed cottage dating from the late 17th century. A former corn mill stands on Mill Lane (SJ530549) to the north of Bulkeley village.
Bulkeley Grange (SJ534541) is a grade-II-listed Victorian red-brick mansion in Jacobean style; the house was rebuilt by railway builder, Thomas Brassey, in 1843. A monument consisting of four inscribed sandstone pillars connected by iron straps was erected around an oak tree near The Grange in 1845, to commemorate Brassey's fortieth birthday. In 2007, it was moved to a location just to the east of Bulkeley village, adjacent to the A534 (SJ532544); the site has an interpretative sign.
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