Monument record 11218 - Medieval 'Great Ditch' at Green Bank, Handbridge

Historic references to a ‘great ditch’ probably serving as a former boundary line in the field opposite Greenbank House on Eaton Road. The ditch was supposed to run parallel with the narrow lane immediately north of the Eaton Hall estate on an east-west alignment. (2)

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1872-1875, Metric Ten Foot Scale Town Plan of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH6780.

<2> L - P Archaeology, 2006, Archaeological Evaluation Report of West Cheshire College, Cheshire, R2968 (Client Report). SCH5280.

<3> Oxford Archaeology North, 2017, Archaeological Investigations Report. Heronbridge to Curzon Pipeline (Client Report). SCH8313.

Geophysical survey prior to pipeline installation in 2016 did not detect the Great Ditch . It is possible that the ditch lies to the south, witin the wooded strip on the trackway. This was not affected by the topsoil stripping.