Monument record 307 - Castle Field and Castle Hill

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, SJ55 NE( M) (Index). SCH2487.

The name Castle Field occurs on the tithe map for Wardle township.

<2> Dodgson J McN, 1970-2, 1981, The Place-Names of Cheshire, Vol.III p.322 & 324 (Book). SCH3228.

Castle Field and Hill (see 3). Wardle: Watch-hill, from weard and hyll.

<3> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 413/2, 1839 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

Plot 65: Castle Field. Plot 97: Castle Hill.

<4> Gifford and Partners, 2002, NWF Wardle Environmental Desk Study, p.6 (Client Report). SCH4668.

The name Wardle is derived from the Old English weard and hyll, meaning watch-hill (see 2) - which implies an elevated place. There is a Castle Field on the 1839 tithe map for Wardle, but there is no other evidence for a castle. It is assumed that the name does not relate to a medieval stone-built castle, but instead to earthworks or a stone outcrop with the appearance of a ruined castle (see 5).

<5> Field, J, 1993, A History of English Field-Names, p.213-214 (Book). SCH8997.