St Boniface, Bunbury, had a role in the Civil War. Most Cheshire people didn’t want war or align with Royalists or Parliamentarians. A 3rd way was proposed: neutrality. In Dec 1642 meetings at the Church led to the Bunbury Agreement - rejected by Parliament #NantwichDigitalMuseum

The Bunbury Agreement decreed:
All fighting in Cheshire to end
All prisoners to be released
Property taken during the conflict returned to the owner
All losses to be compensated by a levy on both sides
(cont.)

Bunbury Agreement (cont.):
Fortifications to be removed from Chester, Nantwich, Stockport, Knutsford and Northwich
Other armies to be escorted through Cheshire by a combined Cheshire force
No more troops to be raised locally