Monument record 1785/2 - Medieval Road or Track

Two parallel headlands (CHER 4661) appear to respect another pre-existing linear landscape feature. The headlands have not been traced for any appreciable distance beyond Wetriens Lane and Wetreins Farm Moat (CHER 1788). However they align with a series of narrow fields depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 6” to 1 mile map (see 2), suggesting that the pre-existing linear landscape feature continued to Morrislake bridge where it would meet Watling Street (CHER 1700/1/0). The southern end connects with the southern section of the green lane at Caldecott Green (CHER 1785/1). This suggests that this feature is a road or track, possibly replaced or superseded in the late medieval period by the northern part of CHER 1785/1. It is not clear how this fits in with the observations of a road, interpreted as Roman Watling Street, made by AC & E Waddelove (See ECH2722) at various locations in the vicinity of this of this monument. Probably an earlier alignment of the northern section of CHER 1785/1 (1).

<1> Cheshire Historic Environment Record, Various, Historic Environment Record Site Visit Record, R Edwards 04/06/2009 (Unpublished Document). SCH5294.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1881-2, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 6 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH2474.