Monument record 14388 - Linear Cropmarks at The Hill, Sandbach Heath

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Summary

The location of former field boundaries surviving as cropmarks.

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Cheshire Historic Environment Record, 1990-2001, Jill Collens and Rob Philpott's Aerial Photographs, LM 90.2007-9 (Aerial Photograph). SCH5403.

A network of linear cropmarks visible on aerial photographs.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ7660, 1875 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

Most of the cropmarks correspond with field boundaries or treelines depicted on this map.

<3> R Edwards, 2008, The Cheshire Historic Landscape Characterisation, HCH8563 (Digital Archive). SCH5123.

The Cheshire HLC dates these field systems(see 2) to the late post medieval, probably eighteenth century.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1>XY Aerial Photograph: Cheshire Historic Environment Record. 1990-2001. Jill Collens and Rob Philpott's Aerial Photographs. N/A. LM 90.2007-9. [Mapped features: #51047 ; #51048 ]
  • <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. SJ7660, 1875.
  • <3> Digital Archive: R Edwards. 2008. The Cheshire Historic Landscape Characterisation. HCH8563.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 768 605 (154m by 153m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ76SE
Civil Parish SANDBACH, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST
Historic Township/Parish/County SANDBACH, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Mar 11 2025 1:16PM