Bradford-green, Cheshire

[Andy Harmer]

Hi all

I have tried unsuccesfully to find out where Bradford-green is (or was) in Cheshire. I know it was a regular haunt of the Cheshire Hunt in the 19th century and it is likely to have been extensive heath, as there is a record of 18 adders being killed in a single day. I suspect it was north of Winsford as there is a number of bradford type references for here (next to what I assume was the 'broad ford' on the river) but have no evidence. Can anyone help?

Thanks

Andy

[KGarrad]

Possibly you are referring to Bradfield Green?

From Wikipedia:
Minshull Vernon is a hamlet and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The hamlet lies 3 miles (5 km) to the north west of Crewe, south east of Winsford and south west of Middlewich. The parish also includes the small settlements of Bradfield Green, Eardswick, Hoolgrave, Minshull Hill, Walley's Green and Weaver Bank.[2] The total population of the civil parish is somewhat over 200. Nearby villages include Church Minshull, Warmingham and Wimboldsley.

The River Weaver and the Middlewich branch of the Shropshire Union Canal run through the area.

[Andy Harmer]

Hi Kgarrad

Thanks for that.  The location Bradford-green is mentioned a number of times in the Chester Chronicle in the 19th century so I'm almost convinced it's a separate place and not a morph of Bradfield Green, but it's worth some investigating should I remain at a dead end.

I'm wondering if it has been subsumed into a town, swallowed up by a modern name so to speak... no evidence though

Thanks

Andy

[stanmapstone]

North Cheshire Hounds. The meet yesterday was at Bradford Green. Manchester Evening News, Tue 22 Dec 1903. http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. But there is no Bradford Green in http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/

Stan

[KGarrad]

The 1851 census (at least! not checked others yet) has an address of Bradford in Over.

HO107, 2166, 129, 3

Maybe it's a clue?! 

[stanmapstone]

In that area are Bradford Wood Farm, Foxwist Green Farm, Foxes Green Farm, Gale Green Farm, Bostock Green and Marton Green

Stan

[Andy Harmer]

Thanks for your help folks but still no further forward.  It is astonishing how an obvious well known locality (if it was used as a hunt meeting place) can seemingly disappear in a hundred years!!  Further investigations methinks.

Andy

[Daisypetal]

Hi,

How about contacting the Cheshire Hunt, they might know about the history....

http://www.thecheshirehunt.co.uk/


Regards,
Daisy

[millymcb]

Another possibility...(or possibly the same one already mentioned)...

There's a Shurlach cum Bradford township in Davenham ancient parish - with a hamlet called Bradford
http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/chs/shurlach.html

Davenham is mentioned with ref to the Cheshire Hunt 1823 here...but not Shurlach or Bradford specifically

http://www.thornber.net/cheshire/htmlfiles/gentry.html

Milly