Monument record 15290 - Ridge and furrow earthworks and in Farndon

<1> Historic England & Archaeological Research Services, 2017, Cheshire National Mapping Programme and Lidar Mapping Project: Sampling the Peak Fringe, Cheshire Plain and Mersey Valley, 1606642 (Digital Archive). SCH8172.

Medieval / post medieval ridge and furrow ploughing centred at approximately SJ 414 549 in the parish of Farndon is visible as earthworks, cropmarks and soilmarks on vertical aerial photography and lidar imagery, though many of the earthworks appear to have been levelled by the latest 2010-2013 aerial imagery.

Large areas of the ridge and furrow appear to be medieval in date, part of the open field system, and including a number of broad banks which probably represent plough headlands. These are primarily located in the south of the parish or in a meander in the River Dee to the north-west of Farndon.

The majority of the remainder appears to originate in the medieval period, with post medieval straightening and splitting of the broad ridges to create extra furrows. A small number of fields appear to consist of post medieval narrow ridge and furrow. Post medieval ploughing appears to overlie medieval ridge and furrow in at least one location (SJ 4185 5352) (2-5).

<2> Ordnance Survey, Various, Ordnance Survey Aerial Photographs, RAF/CPE/UK/1935 RS 4321 17-JAN-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SCH8310.

<3> Ordnance Survey, Various, Ordnance Survey Aerial Photographs, RAF/540/491 RP 3005 11-MAY-1951 (Aerial Photograph). SCH8310.

<4> Environment Agency, 2003-2020, Environment Agency LiDAR Surveys, 1/11/2008 (Digital Archive). SCH7819.

<5> Next Perspectives, 2013, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery (2013), SJ4153 09-JUN-2013 (Aerial Photograph). SCH8273.

<5> Next Perspectives, 2016, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery (2016), SJ4153 09-JUN-2013 (Aerial Photograph). SCH9150.