Monument record 0032501000 - MOAT FARM, FORD

Summary

Medieval moat recorded in field survey

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Type and Period (2)

  • MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PLATFORM (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 60m.
Plan Form - Rectangular?
Only fragment of moat remaining (B1).
Waterfilled remains of probably rectangular homestead moat. SE & parts of NE & SW arms remain & are 9-15m wide. No traces of former course of W half of moat; ground occupied by farm buildings & house (B2).

A moated site with ponds and probable building platforms of probable medieval date is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as extant earthworks and was mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604). Located at Moat Farm, Dinton-with-Ford and Upton, and centred at SP 478002 209666. The remains of the moat and large ponds can seen on lidar visualisations as well as areas which may be the remains of former building platforms. (4-7)

Sources (7)

  • <1>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume 1. Volume 1. p126.
  • <2>SBC10628 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD.
  • <3>SBC17236 Aerial Photograph: 01/07/75. BCM A/1/3/19A. \. Yes.
  • <4>SBC27867 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1897 RP 3069 12-Dec-1946.
  • <5>SBC27863 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1897 RP 3071 12-Dec-1946.
  • <6>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP7809 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2020 date accessed 09-Mar-2023.
  • <7>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP7709 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2020 date accessed 09-Mar-2023.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7797 0967 (135m by 193m)
Civil Parish DINTON-WITH-FORD AND UPTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC14168)
  • Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 9179) (EBC18604)

Record last edited

Sep 10 2025 6:27PM

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