Monument record 14271 - Shrunken Part of Checkley Green

Please read our guidance about the use of Cheshire Historic Environment Record data.

Summary

The settlement of Checkley Green originally extended further to the south of its present extent. Historic maps show a number of farmsteads and cottages with their associated gardens and orchards. All the buildings and other above ground features had been removed by the early 1990s.

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Type and Period (1)

SHRUNKEN VILLAGE (AD 16th Century to AD 20th Century - 1500 AD? to 1990 AD?)

Full Description

<1> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 92a/2 c.1844 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

A group of buildings, plots and lanes are depicted on this map. The acompanying award describes then as homesteads, cottages and gardens.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ7245, 1876 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

Many of the plots are depicted as orchards and one of the farmsteads is labelled Checkleygreen Farm.

<3> Huntings Surveys Ltd, 1971-1973, 1971-1973 County Survey, Run 33 no.2531, 16/05/1973 (Aerial Photograph). SCH4881.

Few of the farmsteads are still extant and all of the orchards are gone.

<4> National Remote Sensing Centre Ltd, 1992-3, National Remote Sensing Centre County Survey (1992-1993), Line 25 no,129, 3110/1992 (Aerial Photograph). SCH5297.

All the buildings and small plots have been removed.

Sources/Archives (4)

<1> SCH3266 Maps and Plans: See map for surveyor. c.1837-51. Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards. EDT 92a/2 c.1844.
<2>XY SCH2462 Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1871-1882. Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire. 25 inches to 1 mile. SJ7245, 1876. [Mapped features: #50577 SJ7245; #50579 SJ7245]
<3> SCH4881 Aerial Photograph: Huntings Surveys Ltd. 1971-1973. 1971-1973 County Survey. N/A. Old Cheshire. Run 33 no.2531, 16/05/1973.
<4> SCH5297 Aerial Photograph: National Remote Sensing Centre Ltd. 1992-3. National Remote Sensing Centre County Survey (1992-1993). N/A. Old Cheshire. Line 25 no,129, 3110/1992.

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (0)

External Links (0)

Location

Grid reference	Centred SJ 727 456 (223m by 211m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	SJ74NW
Historic Township/Parish/County	CHECKLEY CUM WRINEHILL, WYBUNBURY, CHESHIRE
Civil Parish	CHECKLEY CUM WRINEHILL, CREWE AND NANTWICH, CHESHIRE EAST

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Record last edited

Jun 8 2018 2:46PM