Monument record 1951/3/4 - Site of a Farm & Cottages in Bruera

Historic Ordnance Survey maps (1st, 2nd & 3rd edition 25”) indicate that this area was occupied by a number of buildings (1 & 2). The buildings are clearly visible on aerial photographs dating from the 1940's (3). Part of a cluster of buildings to which the settlement name Buerton was applied in the ninetenth century. In 1838 this comprised a singlr large farm, then tenanted by Thomas Weaver, who ran the whole 265 hectares of Buerton township from it. There were also a pair of cottages (CHER 1951/3/3). A property called 'The Bugalow', located within this area, was demolished as recently as the 1960's, leaving amorphus earthworks. (4).

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

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1909-1912, Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH4361.

<3> Royal Air Force, 1944-1947, 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review (Aerial Photograph). SCH8041.

<3> The GeoInformation Group, 2005, 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review (Aerial Photograph). SCH4608.

<4> Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME), 1986, Moat & Settlement Remains at Bruera (Unpublished Report). SCH2200.