Parish Boundary Stone, approximately 133m east by south-east of Cow Lane, Bollington
Approximately 133m east by south-east of Cow Lane, Bollington, Cheshire East, SK10 5BP
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1461690
- Date first listed:
- 22-Mar-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Parish Boundary Stone, approximately 133m east by south-east of Cow Lane, Bollington
- Statutory Address:
- Approximately 133m east by south-east of Cow Lane, Bollington, Cheshire East, SK10 5BP
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1461690
- Date first listed:
- 22-Mar-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Parish Boundary Stone, approximately 133m east by south-east of Cow Lane, Bollington
- Location Description:
- Located in a field tight against a hedgerow approximately 133m east by south-east of Cow Lane, Bollington and 140m south-west of Rainow Mill, this stone marks the former junction of boundaries between Bollington, Rainow and Kerridge. Bollington and Kerridge have since been merged, there no longer being any statutory or parochial boundary between them.
- Statutory Address 1:
- Approximately 133m east by south-east of Cow Lane, Bollington, Cheshire East, SK10 5BP
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Approximately 133m east by south-east of Cow Lane, Bollington, Cheshire East, SK10 5BP
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Rainow
- District:
- Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Bollington
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ9401177403
Summary
Parish boundary stone, late C18 or early C19.
Reasons for Designation
This parish boundary stone of late-C18 or early-C19 date, is listed at Grade II, for the following principal reasons:
Architectural interest:
* it is a good example of a late-C18 or early-C19 boundary stone, remaining in its original location;
* a well-executed round-headed design with clear lettering on two faces and one side.
Historic interest:
* unusually, it marks the junction of three parochial parish boundaries, and is an important tangible reminder of the jurisdiction of the late-C18 or early-C19 parochial councils.
Group value:
* it has spatial, historic and functional group value with several other contemporary listed boundary stones in the environs of Bollington.
History
Bollington is a civil parish in Cheshire East, situated on the northern slopes of Kerridge Ridge. During the late C18 and early C19 the area was occupied by five parish councils: Bollington, Rainow, Kerridge, Shrigley and Prestbury. The parochial parish boundaries were marked out by boundary stones and ten of these stones have since been listed at Grade II. The boundary between Bollington and Rainow follows the alignment of Kerridge Ridge and meets at the northern boundary of the parish of Kerridge, a little to the east of Cow Lane. The junction between the three boundaries is marked by a late-C18 to early-C19 boundary stone; however, at the time of the 1848 Tithe map, Kerridge and Bollington are shown as a single parish, and the stone was not included on the map. The boundary stone is shown on the 1:2,500 Ordnance Survey map of 1871 and continues to be depicted until 1954; however, after that date it is no longer marked. It is thought that around this time, the stone was toppled and buried, as it is not depicted on any subsequent Ordnance Survey map. The toppled stone was uncovered at its original location by the Kerridge Ridge and Ingersley Vale Countryside Volunteers in 2011 and was re-erected.
Details
Parish boundary stone, late C18 or early C19.
MATERIALS: sandstone ashlar.
DESCRIPTION: the boundary stone is set on the western side of a field boundary, perpendicular to the alignment of the hedgerow that formerly functioned as the boundary between Bollington and Rainow. It has a similar appearance to a small gravestone, standing approximately 0.5m high; the lower half of the stone has vertical sides and is buried in the ground, while the upper half has gently sloped sides and a semi-circular head. The north face of the stone has an inscribed 'B', representing Bollington, and the south face has a 'K' representing Kerridge. The west side is unadorned, while the east side has an inscribed 'R', which is incised a little lower than the other letters and represents Rainow.
Sources
Websites
Happy Valley Bollington - Boundary Stones, accessed 23 November 2018 from https://happyvalley.org.uk/?page_id=8749
On the Ridge: The Kerridge - Bollington - Rainhaw Boundary Stone, accessed 25 November 2018 from http://kriv-volunteers.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-kerridge-bollington-rainow-boundary.html
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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