Monument record 0033901000 - 250M NW OF ST MARY'S CHURCH

Summary

Possible medieval enclosure seen in field survey but now not visible. A subrectangular ditched enclosure and pond of probable medieval date is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304).

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ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
SUBRECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
DITCHED ENCLOSURE (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
DITCH (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
POND (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)

Description

Plan Form - IRREGULAR
POSSIBLE ENCLOSURE CENTRED AT NGR, WITH HOUSE CLOSES ADJACENT ON SE. AREA PLOTTED ONTO CAS RECORD MAP (B4).
FIELD UNDER PLOUGH; NO VISIBLE REMAINS OF ENCLOSURE (B5).

A subrectangular ditched enclosure and pond of probable medieval date is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located in a field about 265 metres NNW of New Farm in East Claydon village and centred at SP 73739 25947, a subrectangular ditch up to 6 metres wide encloses an internal area about 113.5 metres SW-NE and up to 71 metres NW-SE at its widest point. A linear ditch extends perpendicular internally from the NW facing side, subdividing the enclosure in two. Within the enclosure at the NW corner is a kidney shaped hollow that may have been a pond about 452 square metres in area. This ditched enclosure appears to form part of much more extensive medieval-dated village shrinkage earthworks that extend across fields to the north of the village. On recent remote sensing data, the enclosure and pond is just still visible as shallow and levelled earthworks within modern paddocks ( 6-7).

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---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.
<1>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 2. p103.
<2>SBC4438 Verbal communication: DUNNETT R JUNE 1971 FIELD VISIT.
<3>SBC10573 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. 1974. OS FIELD INVESTIGATOR, 1974.
<4>XYSBC5020 Verbal communication: Mike Farley (BCM). FARLEY M E FROM RAF AP DEC 1946 (AP RUN 36A, FAME 3308, PRINT FILED). [Mapped feature: #49719 Polygon based on area defined on old SMR 1:10,000 OS quarter sheet, ]
<5>SBC12151 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1977. PERS COMM, MARCH 1977 FOLLOWING FIELD VISIT.
<6>SBC26481 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. RAF-CPE-UK-1897 RP 3308 12-Dec-1946.
<7>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP72NW Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2019 SP7325.

Location

Grid reference	Centred SP 73803 25827 (294m by 341m) (2 map features)
Civil Parish	EAST CLAYDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Part of: 250M NW OF ST MARY'S CHURCH (Monument) (0033900000)

Related Events/Activities (2)

Event - Survey: (EBC13448)
Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 7768) (EBC18304)

Record last edited

Oct 14 2024 12:53PM