Lyric discussion by John Johnston 

Cover art for Sproston Green lyrics by Charlatans (UK), The

Sproston Green is a tiny hamlet in Cheshire, just a pub and a handful of houses. I'm guessing whoever wrote the song had a relationship with someone there, who knows?

@John Johnston its just off the m6 at junction 18 heading towards Northwich. you are right it is a dead small place. Burgess is from a place called Holmes Chapel in Cheshire and the road its on connects this little town to the next biggest place called Nothwhich, I always like to think it'd about some girl he met that was from there. If t is its there's a pretty good chance she's a farmer or the farmers daughter