Monument record 0033800000 - BACK OF WHITEHOUSE FARM
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (3)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PLATFORM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD?)
- DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD?)
Description
Dimensions - Length 30m, Width 30m.
Plan Form - Square.
MOAT, POOR CONDITION (B1).
AT NGR (B2).
HOMESTEAD MOAT, PARTLY DESTROYED. 1:2500 SURVEY (B3).
HOUSE PLATFORMS VISIBLE TO N OF MOAT (SEE 01:000)(B4-5).
EXTENT SEEN ON AP3 (B6).
(SP 73942565) Moat (NR) (B11).
A moat at the rear of White House Farm, and traces of another to the north. Both in poor condition (B1).
Indications of a small manorial complex NE of the moat (B12). A manor was said to exist in East Claydon in 1086 (B13).
Visited 1971. Consists of two moats by the church, one with an extension to the E. West of the village by Verney Farm are several house platforms, village street and pond. Much mutilated by farmer (B14).
All that remains of the moat at SP 7393 2564 are the mutilated remains of the north and south arms, the rest having been filled in and partly overlaid by farm buildings. No finds have been made in the flat enclosed area at present under pasture. Of the alleged second moat at SP 73852573, a cattle pond, apparently modern, and a slight depression survive; the latter does not seem to be the remains of a moat but part of the shrunken village earthworks of East Claydon. Published survey (25") revised (B15).
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 (19)
- ---SBC18886 Aerial Photograph: 12/12/46. RAF 36A.3308. SP\737267. Yes.
- ---SBC20717 Aerial Photograph: Michael Farley. 2001. 2001 Michael Farley oblique AP. SP74062556. Yes.
- ---SBC28924 Verbal communication: P A Stevens. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 PAS 09-APR-74.
- <1>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 2. p103.
- <2>SBC10378 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1958. OS 1958 1:10560 MAP. 1:10,560.
- <3>SBC10574 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. 1974. OS RECORD CARD, SP72 N W4, MARCH 1974, FILED.
- <4>SBC5020 Verbal communication: Mike Farley (BCM). FARLEY M E FROM RAF AP DEC 1946 (AP RUN 36A, FAME 3308, PRINT FILED).
- <5>SBC12151 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1977. PERS COMM, MARCH 1977 FOLLOWING FIELD VISIT.
- <6>SBC3298 Verbal communication: Anne-Marie Cromarty. 1996. CROMARTY A 1996, PERS COMM FROM AP3..
- <7>SBC26481 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. RAF-CPE-UK-1897 RP 3308 12-Dec-1946.
- <8>SBC26486 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. RAF-541-340 RP 3161 26-Jul-1949.
- <9>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP72NW Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2019 SP7325.
- <10>SBC25776 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 25 inch (1:2500) scale map. Map. Buckinghamshire XVIII.16 Dated 1880.
- <11>SBC28674 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1959. OS 6" 1959.
- <12>SBC28922 Aerial Photograph: J K St Joseph. J K St Joseph ACR 15.
- <13>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4.
- <14>SBC28923 Index: Buckinghamshire County Museum. Buckinghamshire County Museum DMV index.
- <15>SBC17909 Aerial Photograph: 06/03/85. CUC RC8-HH-94 (503). SP\735250. Yes.
- <16>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 7393 2565 (64m by 47m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | EAST CLAYDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Survey: (EBC13448)
- Event - Survey: (EBC14182)
- Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 7768) (EBC18304)
Record last edited
Jan 23 2026 2:40PM
