Monument record 15911 - Watercress Beds, Little Budworth

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Summary

Late 19th century maps show two watercress beds in farmland in Little Budworth. Watercress beds are a cultivated plantation of watercress, usually situated near springs or small running streams. These are marked on modern OS mapping and appear to survive in the lanscape. A water cress fower in recorded in Little Budworth in the early 20th century

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WATERCRESS BED (AD 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

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

Route of the stream shown as marshy area.

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

Watercress Beds first shown marked on this map. A series of linked rectangles indicates a man made structre along the watercourse

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1909-1912, Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH4361.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 2017-, Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping (vector), 19/10/2023 (Maps and Plans). SCH8429.

Watercress beds marked on modern OS maps, appear to be the same footprint as the late 19th/ early 20th century structures.

<5> Archives & Local Studies, Cheshire County Council, Various, Township Packs, No. 92 Little Budworth (Paper Archive). SCH3824.

A watercress grower is recorded in 1914 Kellys directory

Sources/Archives (5)

<1> 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.
<2> SCH3848 Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1896-1898. Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire. 25 in to 1 mile (1:2500).
<3> SCH4361 Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1909-1912. Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire.
<4>XY SCH8429 Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 2017-. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping (vector). Various. 19/10/2023. [Mapped feature: #57618 ]
<5> SCH3824 Paper Archive: Archives & Local Studies, Cheshire County Council. Various. Township Packs. No. 92 Little Budworth.

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Location

Grid reference	Centred SJ 5876 6632 (408m by 461m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	SJ56NE
Civil Parish	LITTLE BUDWORTH, VALE ROYAL, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER
Historic Township/Parish/County	LITTLE BUDWORTH, LITTLE BUDWORTH, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 24 2025 3:16PM