Monument Number 1607976 |
| Hob Uid: 1607976 | |
Location :
Cheshire West and Chester
Shocklach Oviatt and District, Chorlton, Tilston, Malpas
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| Grid Ref : SJ4563749308 |
| Summary : Medieval / post medieval ridge and furrow ploughing in the parish of Horton-by-Malpas is visible as earthworks on lidar imagery, and the majority appears to remain extant on the latest 2010 vertical photography. |
More information : Medieval / post medieval ridge and furrow ploughing in the parish of Horton-by-Malpas is visible as earthworks centred at approximately SJ 454 491 on lidar imagery, and the majority appears to remain extant on the latest 2010 vertical photography.
Much of the parish is covered in ridge and furrow which appears to be medieval in origin, part of the open field system, and including a number of broad banks which probably represent plough headlands. A large amount of this has continued in use into the post medieval period, with straightening and splitting of the broad ridges to create extra furrows. A small number of fields dotted around the parish appear to consist of post medieval narrow ridge and furrow, in places overlying the earlier ploughing (1-2). |