Monument record 5684/2 - Trackway near Barn Farm

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Summary

The Tithe map for Burton township (1839) depicts a road which the Tithe award describes as an Occupation road. The line of the trackway is marked by an irregular linear cropmark (CHER 5684/1) which forms part of a probable medieval field system. Evidence of the trackway can still be found during ploughing.

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Full Description

The Tithe map for Burton township (1839) depicts a road which the Tithe award describes as an Occupation road (1).

The line of the road is marked by an irregular linear cropmark (CHER 5684/1) which forms part of a probable medieval field system. Evidence of the road can still be found during ploughing (2).

The western part of the road is still extant on the Ordnance Survey 1st edition, hower the eastern end has been relaced by a north-south aligned road or track which follows a field boundary (3).


<1> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, Burton EDT 78/2 1839 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

<2> Various, Written Communication to the HER, Phillpot R 15/02/2011 (Written Communication). SCH3756.

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

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Maps and Plans: See map for surveyor. c.1837-51. Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards. Burton EDT 78/2 1839.
  • <2> Written Communication: Various. Written Communication to the HER. Phillpot R 15/02/2011.
  • <3> Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1871-1882. Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire. 25 inches to 1 mile.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 320 736 (155m by 433m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SJ37SW
Civil Parish ELLESMERE PORT NON-PARISH AREA, ELLESMERE PORT AND NESTON, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER
Historic Township/Parish/County BURTON, BURTON, CHESHIRE

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Apr 29 2020 9:41AM