Monument record 11211/1 - Ridge and Furrow Earthworks West of Eaton Road

<1> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, Beckley R, 28/09/2012 (Oral Communication). SCH2330.

An area of predominately east-west aligned ridge and furrow earthworks visible on aerial photographs (see 2 & 3). The furlongs (or shots) are divided boundaries marked by ditches, and in some instances, ditches and banks. Many of these features display the reversed S shape (aratral) associated with medieval ploughing.

<2> The GeoInformation Group, 2005, 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review, CPE UK 1935, 17/01/1947 (Aerial Photograph). SCH4608.

<3> Bluesky International Ltd, 2010, 2010 Bluesky Survey, UXP_101010_4863 & UXP_101010_4863, 10/10/2010 (Aerial Photograph). SCH5444.

<4> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, Edwards R, 29/10/2019 (Oral Communication). SCH2330.

These features are very distinct in processed LIDAR survey data (see 4). Although the ridge and furrow is not visible within the woodland adjacent to Eaton Road, many of the former furlong boundaries are. These features conform to boundaries depicted on the tithe map (see 5) for this area.

<5> Environment Agency, 2003-2020, Environment Agency LiDAR Surveys, 1m Composite DTM (29/10/2019) (Digital Archive). SCH7819.

<6> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 96/2 c.1842 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

<7> Higham N J, 1984-9, Professor Nick Higham's Aerial Photographs, 1986/5/56 (Aerial Photograph). SCH7659.