John Hurlston Leche, of Carden Hall, 11th

Hurleston is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, which lies to the north west of Nantwich. The parish is predominantly rural with scattered farms and buildings and no settlements. Nearby villages include Barbridge, Burland, Radmore Green, Rease Heath and Stoke Bank.

Description of Carden House in 1843.

Carden Park/House:

The situation of Carden is extremely beautiful. The grounds lie under the higher range of the Broxton Hills,but command nevertheless, a rich and extensive prospect towards Chester and the Welsh hills. On the higher parts of the estate , the rocks of Carden Cliff,and the woods mingle together in the most picturesque manner, and below them lies the venerable mansion house embosomed in timber, and presenting a very perfect specimen of the ancient timber buildings of the county of Chester.

The house was plundered by the parliamentary troops on the 12th of June 1643. One woman servant was killed in the assault, and Mr. Leche and others taken prisoners to Nantwich.

[1] http://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/john-leche_151187329

[2] A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 2, By John Burke

John Leche (1614–1680)
Thomas Gomersall (active 1670–1683) (attributed to)

Grosvenor Museum

N.B. Note the Leche Shield in the top left corner