Monument record 2034/1 - Post Medieval Buildings and Site of Possible Watermill in Macefen

<1> Dodgson J McN, 1970-2, 1981, The Place-Names of Cheshire, vol .IV p.38 (Book). SCH3228.

References to ‘le myll mor’ date from at least the fifteenth century and has been taken to indicate the presence of a watermill.

<2> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 256/2 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

The Tithe Map for Macefen Township (circa 1838) shows two buildings located on the south bank of a watercourse just to the north of MillMoor Farm. The tithe apportionment describes plots A21 and A22 as 'outlet and garden' and 'croft', owned by Lord Kenyon and occupied by Elizabeth Williams.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

The Ordnance Survey First Edition map depicts a single building which appears to correspond to one of the buildings on the Tithe map. The line of the watercourse adjacent to the building appears to have been straightened, possibly forming a leat.

<4> Royal Air Force, 1944-1947, 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review (Aerial Photograph). SCH8041.

Air photographs dating to the 1940s show that this building has been demolished.

<5> Bluesky International Ltd, 2010, 2010 Bluesky Survey (Aerial Photograph). SCH5444.

Air photographa dating to 2010 show that the leat feature still appears to exist as an earthwork.