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High Legh Broad Oak Farm

In the civil parish of High Legh. In the historic county of Cheshire (Modern Authority of Cheshire, 1974 county of Cheshire).

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
  Confidence: It is doubtful that this site was a medieval fortification or palace.   Earthworks remains.
Cheshire HER record reads "Grade II listed late C17 house with early C19 additions. It is brick with stone dressings and a stone slate roof. There is also a possible moat and a number of features, including a duck pond that may have been connected. The surviving fabric suggests the site may originally have been a semi-fortified manor." I can see no reason to believe this site is different from the numerous homesteads moats in the area and this appears to be a loose use of the term 'fortified manor house'.
This is a Grade 2 listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 58532)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SJ709846

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Mid to late 19th century maps

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Landscape form and features

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General location and route planning

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occasionally has photos of the site and will usually give an idea of the surrounding landscape.

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 1266/1 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website.

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*The listed building may not be the actual medieval building, but a building on the site of, or incorporating fragments of, the described site.

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This record last updated on Thursday, December 17, 2009

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