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Wood Mine cobalt works and associated mines, 340m east of White Barn Farm

England

List entry 1020181

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1020181

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

6.25 hectares

Grid reference

SJ 85272 77491

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Wood Mine cobalt works is an ancient monument located near White Barn Farm in Cheshire, England. The site represents industrial activity associated with cobalt extraction and processing, reflecting the mineral resources exploited in the region during the post-medieval period. The cobalt works and associated mines constitute evidence of early modern mining enterprise in Cheshire, a county with a recorded history of metalliferous mineral extraction. The surviving physical features of the workings provide archaeological testimony to the methods and scale of cobalt production during this industrial phase.

Wood Mine cobalt works and associated mines, 340m east of White Barn Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020181. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Wood Mine cobalt works and associated mines, 340m east of White Barn Farm?

Wood Mine cobalt works is an ancient monument located near White Barn Farm in Cheshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020181.

Who is responsible for protecting Wood Mine cobalt works and associated mines, 340m east of White Barn Farm?

Wood Mine cobalt works and associated mines, 340m east of White Barn Farm 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 1020181.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wood Mine cobalt works and associated mines, 340m east of White Barn Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 450m south-east of Capesthorne Hall (5 km), Bowl barrow 370m east-south-east of Bearhurst Farm (5.9 km), Two bowl barrows 390m and 320m south-south-west of Home Farm (6.9 km).

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Monuments

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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

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Historical Maps

Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.

Literature

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Legal

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 450m south-east of Capesthorne Hall

5 km

Bowl barrow 370m east-south-east of Bearhurst Farm

5.9 km

Two bowl barrows 390m and 320m south-south-west of Home Farm

6.9 km

Bowl barrow 500m south-south-west of Home Farm

7 km

Standing cross base near the junction of Church Lane and Woodhouse Lane, 600m NNW of New Hall Farm

7.9 km

Cross in the churchyard of the Church of St James

8.7 km

Gawsworth Hall gardens

8.7 km

Bowl barrow 50m south of Jodrell Bank Farm

9.3 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wood Mine cobalt works and associated mines, 340m east of White Barn Farm

Wood Mine cobalt works and associated mines, 340m east of White Barn Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Wood Mine cobalt works and associated mines, 340m east of White Barn Farm

Battle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648Battle (1648) · ~19.1 miles Battle of Nantwich 1644Battle (1644) · ~20.1 miles

Domesday entry for Alderley, Cheshire →

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