Monument record 196/2 - Site of Farm Buildings Opposite Lea Farm

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Summary

The tithe map for Lea township (c.1838) records a group of four buildings at this location, though all the buildings had been demolished by 1898. All the buildings were tenanted George Timmis, as was Lea Farm opposite, suggesting that these buildings once formed part of that farmstead. Possibly originally part of the shrunken village of Lea (CHER 199) which lay to the immediate south.

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Full Description

<1> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 230/2, c.1838 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

The tithe map for Lea township (c.1838) records a group of four buildings at this location. The award records them as buildings, barn etc. They are tennanted by the same person as that recorded for Lea Farm.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ7149, 1876 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

Only one of the building depicted on (1) is still extant. Most of the original plot is either woodland or an orchard. 1898

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1896-1898, Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ7149, 1898 (Maps and Plans). SCH3848.

All buildings have been demolished.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Maps and Plans: See map for surveyor. c.1837-51. Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards. EDT 230/2, c.1838.
  • <2> Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1871-1882. Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire. 25 inches to 1 mile. SJ7149, 1876.
  • <3> Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1896-1898. Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire. 25 in to 1 mile (1:2500). SJ7149, 1898.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 716 489 (74m by 65m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ74NW
Civil Parish LEA, CREWE AND NANTWICH, CHESHIRE EAST
Historic Township/Parish/County LEA, WYBUNBURY, CHESHIRE

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Sep 20 2018 2:40PM