Monument record 1678 - Medieval and Post Medieval Settlement Remains and Associated Field System Immediately East of Overton Hall

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Summary

Possible deserted hamlet of Overton, comprising 3 or 4 steadings with a field way. There is a single building platform, with small enclosures adjoining, probably representing a farm. On either side of an old road leading from the first site, are 2 further platforms, one probably the site of a cottage and its garden, the other, a larger building, posssibly a barn. From their association with some old field boundaries it seems that the buildings were probably of medieval or post- medieval date. 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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Possible deserted hamlet of Overton, comprising 3 or 4 steadings with a field way. At SJ 47564828 there is a single building platform, with small enclosures adjoining, probably representing a farm. At SJ 47484824, on either side of an old road leading from the first site, are 2 further platforms, one probably the site of a cottage and its garden, the other, a larger building, posssibly a barn. From their association with some old field boundaries it seems that the buildings were probably of medieval or post- medieval date (1). For A/Ps, see NJH 3494/39-41 and SRW Overton 1-3, 92 & 94 (3).


<1> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, SJ44NE12 1976 (Index). SCH2487.

<2> Various, Aerial photographs, F21 540 0148 RAF Jan 1953 (Aerial Photograph). SCH128.

<3> Various, Aerial photographs, Williams S R 1976 (Aerial Photograph). SCH128.

<4> English Heritage, Various, Schedule Entry (Scheduled Ancient Monuments Amendment), 30392 (Scheduling Record). SCH2950.

<5> Higham N J, 1984-9, Professor Nick Higham's Aerial Photographs, 3494/39 & 41, 18/08/1986 (Aerial Photograph). SCH7659.

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  • <1> Index: Ordnance Survey. 1870-1982. Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card. SJ44NE12 1976.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Various. Aerial photographs. F21 540 0148 RAF Jan 1953.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Various. Aerial photographs. Williams S R 1976.
  • <4> Scheduling Record: English Heritage. Various. Schedule Entry (Scheduled Ancient Monuments Amendment). 30392.
  • <5> Aerial Photograph: Higham N J. 1984-9. Professor Nick Higham's Aerial Photographs. N/A. N/A. 3494/39 & 41, 18/08/1986.

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Location

Grid reference SJ 474 482 (point) Central Point
Map sheet SJ44NE
Civil Parish OVERTON, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER
Historic Township/Parish/County OVERTON, MALPAS, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

Jun 7 2023 2:55PM