Monument record 264/1/2 - Old Hoolgrave

<1> Dodgson J McN, 1970-2, 1981, The Place-Names of Cheshire, Vol.II p.248 (Book). SCH3228.

The first documentary references to Hoolgrave date from the beginning of the thirteenth century.

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

Labelled as Old Hoolgrave.

<3> Ormerod, G., 1882, The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, Vol.III p.221 (Book). SCH1389.

Describes Hoolgrave as one of two hamlets in the township and details it's ownership through documentary sources. Describes the hall as an ancient building of timber and plaster (still extant in 1879).

<4> Bryant, A., 1831, Map of the County Palatine of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH2114.

Labelled as Old Houlgreave.

<5> Greenwood, C. & Greenwood J., 1819, Map of the County Palatine of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH2115.

Labelled as Old Hoolgrave.

<6> Bryant, A., 1831, Map of the County Palatine of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH2114.

This map depicts four buildings at this location. Labelled Old Houlgreave.

<7> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 273/2c.1849 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

This map depicts four buildings arranged on three sides of a possible square yard area.

<8> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ6659, 1875-1877 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

This map depicts five buildings arranged round a square (possible) yard area. There are two buildings on the north-eastern side. The more northerly is possibly the house. The other building, which appears to have smaller buildings or pens attached, lies to the immediate south-east. Orchards are depicted adjacent to these buildings, and a further orchard is depicted to the south-east of the farmstead. Labelled Old Hoolgrave.

<9> Ordnance Survey, 1896-1898, Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ6659, 1898 (Maps and Plans). SCH3848.

The buildings on the north-eastern side of the possible yard have been demolished. A new farmhouse occupies the orchard located to the south-east of the farmstead. Three new buildings have been constructed to the south-west of the existing buildings and yard, and west of the new farmhouse. One of these buildings appears to be an open sided barn. Labelled Old Hoolgrave.

<10> Chester Courant, 1878-1990, The Cheshire Sheaf, Vol.44 p.16 [9125] 06/04/1949 (Newspaper-Magazine). SCH3105.

It seems likely that the ancient Hulgreve Hall (an ancient house of wood and plaster formerly the seat of the Hulgreve family) stood on the site now known as "Old Hoolgreve". William Webb, writing in the early years of the seventeenth century states "near to the church upon the other side of the Weaver (there is) a very fine house called Hoograves. George Malbon (d.1708) described "upon the outside of the house and upon the plaister, the Astons of Aston arms, impaled with the two barrs which is Mainwaring's. It is above 100 years since these arms were set upon the plaster". It is probable that these were placed on Hulgreve Hall in commemoration of the marriage of Elizabeth Mainwaring to Sir Thomas Aston in 1569.

<11> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, Edwards R, 24/07/2024 (Oral Communication). SCH2330.

New Hoolgrave is located a little over one kilometre to the south-east. Dodgson (see 1) reports the earliest references to the Old and New pre-fixes as Bryant's map of 1831 (see 4), but they are also depicted on Bryant's 1777 map (see 2). The house at New Hoolgrave (CHER 251/1) is late seventeenth century and is built of brick. It is evidently not the house described by Ormerod (see 3). However it is not clear as to which references in (1) and (3) relate to which Hoolgrave, but may deduce that the older references relate to Old Hoolgrave.