The ancient village of Kingsley lies to the north of Delamere Forest, just east of the B5152 Delamere to Frodsham road.

Kingsley was mentioned in the Domesday Survey as “Chingeslie” in the Roelau Hundred. A Saxon by the name of Dunning held Kingsley at this time having apparently been allowed to keep hold of the area after the Norman conquest. There was land for two ploughs and the settlement had five serfs, one villager and three small holders. Domesday recorded one and a half fisheries, a large tract of woodland, a hawk’s eyrie and four deer parks.

By 1260 the name of the settlement was recorded as “Kingisleg” derived from the “King’s Leah”.

Many dwellings have existed in and around Kingsley since Saxon times. The present Kingsley Hall stands on the site of a Norman manor house and another mansion that stood there until it was demolished early in Queen Victoria’s reign. The present brick farmhouse was erected at this time.

Throughout the ages the villagers of Kingsley have had a reputation for independence, as exemplified by their staunch parlimentarianism during the civil war and in matters of religion, by early institution of a Quaker meeting house, a Baptist chapel and various Methodist chapels.

The parish church of St. John’s The Evangelist was consecrated in 1851 having been built to a design by Sir George Gilbert Scott between 1849 and 1850. Prior to the church being built the villagers of Kingsley were baptized, married and buried at Overton close to Frodsham. Built in local red sandstone lined with brick, the church dominates the approach to the village from Frodsham.

Since Saxon times Kingsley has remained a thriving community with its rural location now allied to the nearby motorway network allowing fast access to the large cities of Liverpool and Manchester and the chemical industries of Cheshire. Modern housing developments have been integrated into the village allowing for an expansion in population but ensuring the essential character of the village remains unchanged.

Information from Towns & Villages Of Britain : Cheshire, by Ron Scholes

Additional information from the Cheshire Village Book, CFWI & Kingsley by William Gibson.