| Description | Map of estates (c2638 acres) of Sir Charles Bunbury and others: shows roads, fields numbered and lettered (some named, with acreages), buildings in block plan; some names of other landowners, information on neighbouring townships; coloured boundaries between Great Stanney, Little Stanney and Stoke; ownership of boundary hedges/fences indicated by symbols. Cartouche on classical plinth surmounted by armour; ground plan of Stoke Church with allocation of pews; coat of arms of Sir Charles Bunbury; compass rose.
'This was surveyed by Gunter's chain being 4 perches long. Ten Chains in length & One Chain broad makes one Statute Acre. The Scale that this Map was plot'ed by is a Quarter of an inch to a Chain of 22 yards'. Scale 1 inch: 4 chains (1:3168)
Surveyor: William Williams
Later additions include Chester Canal and bridges over it (c1770s) Map in sections mounted on linen |
| Administrative History | This map is dated 1736, 8 years before Sir Charles Bunbury purchased the Manor of Stoke from trustees for Charles Fleetwood. Unusually, this estate map and the book of reference include information on Sir Charles Bunbury's estates and those of Charles Fleetwood and Thomas Meacock |