Building record 6610 - Fennywood Farm

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Summary

A mid nineteenth century farmhouse, built as the successor to an earlier timber framed farmhouse. Now redeveloped into two houses.

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Full Description

<1> Vale Royal Borough Council, 2006, Vale Royal Borough Council's List of Locally Important Buildings (Report). SCH5487.

Criterion E: Buildings Included in the Vale Royal Borough Council Historic Buildings Survey 1977 - 79

<2> Vale Royal Borough Council, 1977-79, The Vale Royal Borough Council Historic Buildings Survey Index Card, LBU/HB 31 (Paper Archive). SCH5481.

Farmhouse. English bond (4 rows stretchers to 1 headers). Dentilled cornice. Stone copings with kneelers. Chimneys: 3 flues joined together at upper part of stack. Egertons Arms over doorway.

<3> Rigby, T, 1862, Cheshire Farming: Its Past and Future, p.6 (Book). SCH9193.

The present house replaced a smaller timber framed house circa 1840. Fenny or Finney Wood has been a local habitation for c.300 years.

<4> Ormerod, G., 1882, The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, Vol.II p.215 (Book). SCH1389.

Documentary reference to the estate of Le Fynney or finney 1377-8.

<5> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, Edwards R (Oral Communication). SCH2330.

Extended and converted into two residences c.2018.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1>XY Report: Vale Royal Borough Council. 2006. Vale Royal Borough Council's List of Locally Important Buildings. [Mapped features: #31789 ; #54493 ]
  • <2> Paper Archive: Vale Royal Borough Council. 1977-79. The Vale Royal Borough Council Historic Buildings Survey Index Card. LBU/HB 31.
  • <3> Book: Rigby, T. 1862. Cheshire Farming: Its Past and Future. p.6.
  • <4> Book: Ormerod, G.. 1882. The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester. Vol.II p.215.
  • <5> Oral Communication: Various. Various. Oral communication to the HER. Edwards R.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 617 645 (21m by 22m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ66SW
Civil Parish LITTLE BUDWORTH, VALE ROYAL, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER
Historic Township/Parish/County LITTLE BUDWORTH, LITTLE BUDWORTH, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

May 27 2022 3:13PM