Monument record 11311 - St Mary's Hill (Road)

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Summary

The earliest reference to St Mary's Hill dates to c1329 as 'the lane to... Next to the cemetery of... St Mary on the Hill'

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Full Description

The earliest reference to St Mary's Hill dates to c1329 as 'the lane to... Next to the cemetery of... St Mary on the Hill' (Portmote, 1). Still in use, the roadway was called Sant Marye Lane on Lavaux's map of 1745 (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.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Book: Dodgson J McN. 1970-2, 1981. The Place-Names of Cheshire. vol.V(i).
  • <2> Digital Archive: Mapping Medieval Chester Project. 2011. Digital Archive of Mapping Medieval Chester website.
  • <3> Article in Journal: Haswell, George. W. 1907. Notes on Chester Street-names past and present (Northern Section). Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 13.
  • <4> Article in Journal: Brown, W. 1907. Notes on Chester Street-names past and present. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. Volume 13.
  • <5> Maps and Plans: de Lavaux, A. 1745. Plan of the City and Castle of Chester. NK.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 405 658 (99m by 87m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ46NW
Civil Parish CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER
Historic Township/Parish/County CHESTER, CHESTER HOLY TRINITY, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

Jun 4 2013 12:36PM