the most historical interest is the Great Warford Baptist Chapel on Merrimans Lane. Geography and climate Topography and climate Great Warford covers an area of , making it a medium-sized village. Its primary geographical feature is Mobberley Brook, an unnavigable stream which crosses the outskirts of the village from west to east. The valley that it runs through is a floodplain surrounded by gently undulating farmland such as Springfield and Pownall House Farm. These farms and other similar ones present the origins of Great Warford as an agricultural settlement. Therefore, Great Warford is of irregular shape. Mobberley Brook is a tributary of the River Bollin. After flowing east through Chorley, it becomes the Whitehall Brook. Built environment Much of the local housing is Victorian in design. Council houses built during the early 20th century were occupied by local health workers from the 1950s onward and are now owned privately as semi-detached property. A new housing estate at Buttermere Drive now occupies the site were the hospital's administrative centre once stood. Other buildings of note include: Warford Hall, an old hall with a spire. Like many local buildings, it was formerly the property of the Mary Dendy Hospital. Great Warford Baptist Chapel. It is reputed to have been founded in 1640 by Parliamentary soldiers. Warford Park, the main centre of residences. It is a development of apartments and cottages built on the site of the former Mobberley Boys' School. The Park is home to some 300 people in 17 acres of parkland. Heathgate Farmhouse, a large, striking, white detached building with a showjumping course on its land. Highgrove, a listed apartment building and accompanying lodge house, formerly a rural convalescent home for Ancoats Hospital, financed by a donation from the Crossley family and land provided by the David Lewis Trust, opened in 1904. Parks and gardens Warford Green (lying next to Warford Crescent) is a large stomach-shaped green area populated by several large trees. The local residents used to hold an annual bonfire and fireworks party here every Guy Fawkes Night. The bonfire would be built during the preceding months relying entirely on contributions from the locals. This practice was halted by the Parish Council in the early 1990s due to health and safety concerns regarding its proximity to Merrimans Lane and its unregulated nature in general. The course at Wilmslow Golf Club (in Great Warford, despite its name) doubles as