Monument record 16101 - Ridge and Furrow Earthworks Adjacent to Henlake Brook

<1> Historic England & Archaeological Research Services, 2022, Cheshire National Mapping Programme and Lidar Mapping Project: The Chester Environs, 1629047 (Digital Archive). SCH9186.

Medieval and post-medieval ridge and furrow, field boundaries and plough headlands are visible as earthworks on historic vertical photography (see 2) and lidar (see 3) in Huntingdon parish, centred at SJ 440 615. Some of these are extant on the latest 2017 vertical photography (see 4).

<2> Royal Air Force, 1944-1947, 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review, RAF/CPE/UK/1935 FS 2208 17/01/1947 (Aerial Photograph). SCH8041.

<3> Environment Agency, 2003-2020, Environment Agency LiDAR Surveys, SJ46SW First Return 06/12/2008 (Digital Archive). SCH7819.

<4> Next Perspectives, 2017, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery (2017) (Aerial Photograph). SCH9762.

<5> Environment Agency, 2003-2020, Environment Agency LiDAR Surveys, Composite DTM 1m (2022) SJ46sw (Digital Archive). SCH7819.

An area of parallel linear earthworks in the form of distinct ridges and troughs known as ridge and furrow formed by medieval cultivation practices. Two blocks are evident, one where the ridge and furrow runs with the natural slope and a second block at the summit. Some possible later sub-division of the selions is evident, as is a slight headland where the two blocks meet.