Monument record 11214 - Historic ridge and furrow, Abbots Mead

Aerial photographs of Abbots Mead have recorded areas of historic ridge and furrow cut by the Shropshire Union Canal, built in the late 18th century. Shown in greatest detail on the RAF 1940s aerial photographs, they broadly follow an east west alignment across the site but with a small area of north south aligned ridge and furrow cut by the Chester to Connah’s Quay line installed at the close of the 19th century. (1, 2)

<1> Royal Air Force, 1944-1947, 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review (Aerial Photograph). SCH8041.

<1> The GeoInformation Group, 2005, 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review (Aerial Photograph). SCH4608.

<2> Bluesky International Ltd, 2010, 2010 Bluesky Survey (Aerial Photograph). SCH5444.