Monument record 15096 - Ridge and Furrow Earthworks and Cropmarks in Barton

<1> Historic England & Archaeological Research Services, 2017, Cheshire National Mapping Programme and Lidar Mapping Project: Sampling the Peak Fringe, Cheshire Plain and Mersey Valley, 1606963 (Digital Archive). SCH8172.

Medieval / post medieval ridge and furrow ploughing in the parish of Barton is visible as earthworks and cropmarks centred at approximately SJ 445 542 on historic aerial photography and lidar imagery, though some of the earthworks appear to have been levelled by the latest 2010 vertical imagery.

Large areas of the ridge and furrow appear to be medieval in origin, part of the open field system, and including a number of broad banks which probably represent plough headlands. Much of this has continued in use into the post medieval period, with straightening and splitting of the broad ridges to create extra furrows. A small number of fields, particularly around the centre of the parish, appear to consist of post medieval narrow ridge and furrow (see 2-5).

<2> Royal Air Force, 1944-1947, 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review, RAF/CPE/UK/1935 RS 4324 17/01/1947 (Aerial Photograph). SCH8041.

<3> Huntings Surveys Ltd, 1971-1973, 1971-1973 County Survey, Run 15 no.4235 08/07/1971, Run 16 no.8856, 3857 & 3858 17/07/1971, Run 17 no.0085 & 0086 08/07/1971 (Aerial Photograph). SCH4881.

<4> Environment Agency, 2003-2020, Environment Agency LiDAR Surveys, SJ4453 LAST RETURN 06/12/2008 (Digital Archive). SCH7819.

<5> Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery (2010), SJ4454 11/10/2010 (Aerial Photograph). SCH8173.