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Site of church and churchyard at Overchurch 875m north west of Upton Hall

England
List entry 1015602
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015602
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.21 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 26405 88905
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The site of church and churchyard at Overchurch, located 875 metres north west of Upton Hall in Cheshire, is a scheduled ancient monument representing a former place of Christian worship and burial. The monument encompasses the remains of a medieval church and its associated churchyard, though the structures are no longer standing above ground. The site is recorded as having medieval origins, reflecting the pattern of rural ecclesiastical settlement in the Cheshire landscape during the Middle Ages. The scheduled designation protects the archaeological deposits and any surviving structural evidence beneath the surface, which may provide information about the development and use of this religious community over time.

Site of church and churchyard at Overchurch 875m north west of Upton Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015602. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Site of church and churchyard at Overchurch 875m north west of Upton Hall?

The site of church and churchyard at Overchurch, located 875 metres north west of Upton Hall in Cheshire, is a scheduled ancient monument representing a former place of Christian worship and burial.

Who is responsible for protecting Site of church and churchyard at Overchurch 875m north west of Upton Hall?

Site of church and churchyard at Overchurch 875m north west of Upton Hall is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1015602.

What other scheduled monuments are near Site of church and churchyard at Overchurch 875m north west of Upton Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing cross in the churchyard of the Church of the Holy Cross at Woodchurch (2.4 km), Irby Hall moated site, Wirral (4.6 km), Grange Beacon, Column Road, Hoylake (4.7 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Standing cross in the churchyard of the Church of the Holy Cross at Woodchurch
2.4 km
Irby Hall moated site, Wirral
4.6 km
Grange Beacon, Column Road, Hoylake
4.7 km
Storeton Hall, Bebington
6.1 km
Moated site 400m north east of New Hall
8.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Site of church and churchyard at Overchurch 875m north west of Upton Hall

Site of church and churchyard at Overchurch 875m north west of Upton Hall stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Site of church and churchyard at Overchurch 875m north west of Upton Hall

Battle of Rowton Heath 1645Battle (1645) · ~20.1 miles
Domesday entry for Upton, Cheshire →
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