Monument record 2714 - Black Earth, Little Bollington

<1> National Museums & Galleries on Merseyside, 1993, Greater Manchester Western & Northern Relief Road - M56-M62 Archaeological Assessment Report, p.12, no.19 (Client Report). SCH1269.

The field name Middle Black Earth, recorded on the tithe award (see 2), may represent the remnants of a former settlement which is recognised as dark earth in a field. However, it may also refer to a dump of post medieval manuring debris or a small patch of peaty soil.

<2> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT54, 1839 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

Field name 'Black Earth' is recorded on Bollington in Bowden tithe award of 1839.