Monument record 0032102000 - TETCHWICK

Summary

Aerial photographs and field survey of village which shows it was once much larger. Deserted Medieval settlement, now reduced to two farms. There are now no clear desertion remains, earthworks that were formerly visible having been ploughed out.

Protected Status/Designation

Archaeological Notification Area: Medieval moat and manor of Tetchwick (DBC9512)

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Type and Period (3)

VILLAGE (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
HAMLET (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
SETTLEMENT (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD? to 1999 AD)

Description

NOW ONLY 2 FARMS. POSSIBLE TRACES OF HOUSES S OF MOAT, RIDGE & FURROW TO N. EXCELLENT HISTORICAL EVIDENCE OF FORMER EXISTENCE. PERIOD OF DESERTION UNKNOWN (B4).
REDUCED TO 1 FARM & C16/C17 MOAT FARM. AMORPHOUS DISTURBANCE E OF ROAD. NOW PLOUGHED: NO VISIBLE REMAINS OF DESERTION (B7).
VISIBLE ON APS (B5).
Payne holds Tetchwick from William [Peverel], for 2 hides. Land for 2 ploughs; in lordship 1. 3 villagers have 2 ploughs. 1 slave; meadow for 2 ploughs; woodland, 50 pigs. Value of this land, 30s; when acquired 20s; before 1066, 30s. Alwin, a thane of King Edward's, held this manor; he could sell (B9).
Watching brief by Thames Valley Archaeological Services in May 2011 during groundworks for new building to west of St Anthony's Barn noted extensive modern truncation and disturbance caused by previous farm building (B10).

SP 679187. Deserted Medieval Village at Tetchwick. Poor archaeological evidence, but excellent historical evidence of former existence. Period of desertion not known. (See also SP 61 NE 8). (B4-B5)
Tetchwick is now reduced to one farm with a modern farmhouse and bungalows, and the Moat Farm which is stone and apparently 16/17th century.
The large field E. of the road is pasture and contains some amorphous disturbance but all the other fields are arable. No clear traces of desertion were seen (B11). The large field East of the road mentioned above has now been ploughed. There are no visible remains of desertion (B12).
NRHE Insert 1998 (B13).

This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Sources (15)

---SBC17626 Aerial Photograph: 23/01/76. CSS 217.3413. SP\680190. Yes.
---SBC18749 Aerial Photograph: 13/06/47. RAF 129.3114. SP\682194. Yes.
<1>SBC26951 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 1). Volume 1. pp313-315.
<2>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume 1. Volume 1. pp250,252.
<3>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. pp69, 71.
<4>SBC1653 Bibliographic reference: BERESFORD M W NOTES ON BUCKS DMV'S (IN CAS FILE 00 00)/BERESFORD M W & HURST J G DMV RESEARCH GROUP .
<5>SBC12486 Bibliographic reference: RAF A/P JUNE 1947 & BRITISH GAS A/P JAN 1976.
<6>SBC10479 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1979. OS 1979 1:2500 MAP. Paper. 1:2,500.
<7>SBC10696 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SP 61 NE 3 & 8,FEB 1977 (FILED).
<8>SBC19811 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Buckinghamshire: Aylesbury Vale: Parishes of Boarstall &C.
<9>SBC4271 Bibliographic reference: John Morris (ed). 1978. Domesday Book: Buckinghamshire. 16.3.
<10>SBC24052 Unpublished document: Thames Valley Archaeological Services. 2011. Tetchwick Farm, Tetchwick, Ludgershall: An Archaeological Recording Action.
<11>SBC28492 Verbal communication: Bernard Harley Seaman. 1973. Field Investigators Comments - F1 BHS 18-JUL-73.
<12>SBC28493 Verbal communication: John Gilbert Barton. 1977. Field Investigators Comments - F1 JGB 25-FEB-77.
<13>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference	Centred SP 6787 1890 (557m by 469m)
Civil Parish	LUDGERSHALL, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire