Monument record 14947 - The Site of Wharford Farm

<1> Dodgson J McN, 1970-2, 1981, The Place-Names of Cheshire, Vol.II p.174 (Book). SCH3228.

Wharford Farm, also known as Watford and Walford. The earliest documentary reference to this place-name dates from 1636.

<2> Burdett, P. P., 1777, A Survey of the County Palatine of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH113.

This map depicts a group of buildings at this location. It is labelled Warford Green.

<3> Greenwood, C. & Greenwood J., 1819, Map of the County Palatine of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH2115.

This map depicts a group of buildings at this location. It is labelled Warford Green.

<4> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 307/2, 1844 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

This map depicts a house with three buildings to the north. These buildings are orientated around a sub-rectangular yard. It is described as ‘house, outbuildings, yard, garden, orchard, and part of green’.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ5682, 1874-1881 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

This map depicts a house with outbuildings to the north which enclose three sides of a rectangular yard.

<6> Ordnance Survey, 1896-1898, Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ5682, 1898 (Maps and Plans). SCH3848.

An possible open sided Dutch barn has been constructed to the north of the farm buildings.

<7> The GeoInformation Group, 2005, 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review, 106G UK 622/626 10/08/1945 or 106G UK 1186 21/02/1946 (Aerial Photograph). SCH4608.

The farm house with the yard enclosed by farm buildings is clearly visible. The Dutch barn, first observed on source (6) is also visible.

<8> Huntings Surveys Ltd, 1971-1973, 1971-1973 County Survey, Run 23, no.1638, 16/05/1973 (Aerial Photograph). SCH4881.

The farmstead is still extant.

<9> Airviews Ltd, 1983-5, 1983-1985 Airviews Survey, Line 9B, no.30612, 04/07/1983 (Aerial Photograph). SCH5296.

The farm building on the eastern side of the yard has been demolished. Possibly quite recently.

<10> JA Story & Partners, 1985, 1985 Story & Partners Survey, Run 16, no.185, 30/05/1985 (Aerial Photograph). SCH2993.

The farm buildings on the northern and western sides of the yard have lost their roofs. It’s possible that these buildings are in the process of being demolished as the surrounding land is landscaped.

<11> National Remote Sensing Centre Ltd, 1992-3, National Remote Sensing Centre County Survey (1992-1993), 101/93, no.185, 26/08/1993 (Aerial Photograph). SCH5297.

All buildings demolished.

<12> Google, 2005-2023, Google Maps, 24/05/2019 (Web Site). SCH8660.

Aerial imagery published on Google Maps clearly shows that the floor slabs of the buildings were left insitu.