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Scheduled Monuments In Cheshire
There are over 600 scheduled monuments in Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ..., dating from pre-history to the present. For ease of reference these are split into three lists by period: * List of scheduled monuments in Cheshire dated to before 1066 * List of scheduled monuments in Cheshire (1066–1539) * List of scheduled monuments in Cheshire since 1539 {{DEFAULTSORT:Scheduled monuments in Cheshire * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scheduled Monument In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change. The various pieces of legislation that legally protect heritage assets from damage and destruction are grouped under the term "designation." The protection provided to scheduled monuments is given under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979, which is a different law from that used for listed buildings (which fall within the town and country planning system). A heritage asset is a part of the historic environment that is |
