Monument record 2755 - Possible House site in Rudheath

<1> Greater Manchester Archaeological Unit, 1993, King Street Northwich - An Archaeological Assessment, R2043/5 & 9 (Client Report). SCH1870.

Possible site of a structure at the point at which Crowder's Lane kinks southward. The pronounced bend in the lane may have been as a result of land ownership, or there may heve been a building located at this point, forcing the road to bend round it. The field immediately to the north of the bend is called 'Big House Pasture' on the 1842 Tithe Apportionment and such a field name is usually interpreted as 'land near or containing a house or houses'. There are no visible remains of any structures on the site.

<2> Field J, 1972, English Field Names, /110 (Monograph). SCH1112.

<3> Various, Aerial photographs, RAF 1940s (digital); Millenium survey (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SCH128.

There is a rectangular earthwork marked on the 1940s RAF aerial photos and a cropamrk at the same place on the modern millenium survey aerial photos.