Monument record 0031800000 - SE OF BOARSTALL CHURCH

Summary

Medieval moat mentioned in historical records and surviving as earthworks

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Medieval moat at Bardalls Close

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Type and Period (1)

  • MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 54m, Width 54m.
Plan Form - Square.
WIDE & WELL PRESERVED (B1).
APPEARS TO BE A MOAT. STILL IN GOOD CONDITION (B2).
CLOSE CALLED BARDALLS WITH MOAT IN CORNER: PERPETUATES BARDOLPHYS GARDEN MENTIONED IN DOCUMENT OF 1449. A MOAT AT BOARSTALL CALLED A FISHPOND IN 1633 (BUT PROBABLY CASS 0317)(B5).
AT NGR (B3).
TILE & POT FROM SITE: 00:001-002.

Sources (6)

  • <1>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. p57.
  • <2>SBC11326 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. 1950. OS RECORD CARD, MARCH 1950, IN CAS ENVELOPE FILE 0318.
  • <3>SBC10479 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1979. OS 1979 1:2500 MAP. Paper. 1:2,500.
  • <4>SBC9576 Verbal communication: 1983. MRS.SUZANNE READ AND PHIL PAGE (OXFORD ARCHAEOLOGICAL UNIT) TO M E FARLEY, MAY 19 1983.
  • <5>SBC13686 Bibliographic reference: REED M 1979 THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LANDSCAPE PP197,12 2.
  • <6>SBC19902 Unpublished document: June Strong. 1997. Archive of survey of Boarstall medieval settlement undertaken voluntarily for the National Trust.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 6264 1407 (53m by 60m)
Civil Parish BOARSTALL, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Intervention: Field survey (EBC16202)
  • Event - Survey: Field visit (EBC16541)

Record last edited

Oct 13 2024 6:07PM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the Heritage Portal maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.