Monument record 1664 - Great Warford

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Great Warford is suggested as the site of a deserted medieval village. This township was one of the three divisions of the Domesday manor of Wareford (along with Little and Old Warford). Medieval and later villages were abandoned by their inhabitants for many reasons. The effects of disease and poor harvests made rural living difficult, and whole communities are thought to have relocated to urban settlements. Landowners sometimes relocated settlements for aesthetic reasons and for landscaping. Once abandoned the villages quickly became derelict and were not inhabited again surviving only as earthworks, often visible only from aerial photographs. They can also be identified by documentary evidence or the presence of a church where there is no settlement.

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<1> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, SJ87 NW 17 (Index). SCH2487.

Great Warford (Alderley), a possible deserted medieval village, first mentioned in the Domesday Book (see 2). [TPW 05/11/1980]

<2> Morgan P (ed), 1978, Domesday Book - Cheshire, 20, 5 (Book). SCH1061.

'...Ranulf [Mainwaring] holds Warford himself. Godgyth holds from him. She held it herself, and was free. Half a hide paying tax. Land for one plough. She has two oxen; four male and two female slaves. Value three shillings; it was waste…'

<3> Dodgson J McN, 1970-2, 1981, The Place-Names of Cheshire, vol.I p.104 (Book). SCH3228.

This township, along with Little Warford and Old Warford, was one of the three divisions of the Domesday manor of Wareford.

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  • <1> Index: Ordnance Survey. 1870-1982. Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card. SJ87 NW 17.
  • <2> Book: Morgan P (ed). 1978. Domesday Book - Cheshire. 20, 5.
  • <3>XY Book: Dodgson J McN. 1970-2, 1981. The Place-Names of Cheshire. vol.I p.104. [Mapped features: #52797 vol.I p.104; #52798 vol.I p.104]

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Grid reference Centred SJ 8 7 (1000m by 1003m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ87NW
Civil Parish GREAT WARFORD, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE EAST
Civil Parish LITTLE WARFORD, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE EAST
Historic Township/Parish/County MARTHALL CUM LITTLE WARFORD, ROSTHERNE, CHESHIRE
Historic Township/Parish/County GREAT WARFORD, ALDERLEY, CHESHIRE

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Oct 30 2024 2:52PM