Monument record 10024 - St Werburgh Street, Chester

St Werburgh Street originally ran north from Eastgate Street as far as the abbey precinct only, its continuation round to Northgate Street being a 19th century addition. It is first mentioned in 1488 (2) and was certainly in existence by 1567 when a list of street names was produced by the then mayor of Chester, Richard Dutton. (1)

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

<2> Mapping Medieval Chester Project, 2011, Digital Archive of Mapping Medieval Chester website (Digital Archive). SCH6761.

<3> Haswell, George. W, 1907, Notes on Chester Street-names past and present (Northern Section) (Article in Journal). SCH5548.

<4> Brown, W, 1907, Notes on Chester Street-names past and present (Article in Journal). SCH5549.

<5> de Lavaux, A, 1745, Plan of the City and Castle of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH5255.