Monument record 0034000000 - DENHAM LODGE

Summary

Medieval or post-medieval moat recorded in field survey

Protected Status/Designation

  • Archaeological Notification Area: Medieval deserted village, moat, fishponds and manor at Denham Lodge (DBC8939)
  • Scheduled Monument BU67: Deserted village (site of) at Denham Lodge (DBC7219)

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Type and Period (3)

  • MOAT (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)
  • BOUNDARY DITCH (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1798 AD?)
  • DITCH (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1798 AD?)

Description

Dimensions - Width 68m, Length 88m.
Plan Form - Subrectangular.
MOAT PART OF SAM; AREA INSIDE MOAT NOT SCHEDULED. FED BY SPRINGS FROM CHURCH HILL (B4).
NOW CROSSED BY BRIDGE BUT GATEHOUSE POSSIBLY INDICATES A FORMER DRAWBRIDGE. ENCLOSURE WALL OF THIN BRICKS (B3).
FARMHOUSE (FORMERLY A MANSION) WITHIN MOAT (B1).
CAUSEWAY ON E? SURVEY 1984 (B12).

A medieval/ post medieval moat side is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604). Located at Denham Lodge and centred at SP 75386 20540, the moat forms part of a larger medieval deserted settlement (Bucks HER No. MBC1110 / 0034004000 and MBC1109 / 0034003000). The moat comprises a trapezoidal ditch that varies in width from 8 to 15 metres: the N side is about 64 metres long and up to 8 metres wide, aligned W-E: the W side is about 66 metres long and up to 11 metres wide, aligned SSW-NNE: the S side is about 72 metres long and up to 12 metres wide, aligned WNW-ESE: and the E side is about 91 metres long and up to 15 metres wide, aligned SSW-NNE. The internal platform is about 66 metres SSW-NNE and 56 metres WNW-ESE. From the NE corner of the moat ditch, a sinuous ditch about 3 metres wide extends 80 metres NE (15-17 ).

Sources (19)

  • ---SBC17614 Aerial Photograph: 26/01/76. CSS 210.3976. SP\754206. Yes.
  • ---SBC18739 Aerial Photograph: 28/05/47. RAF 116.3059. SP\755212. Yes.
  • <1>SBC26951 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 1). Volume 1. pp403-404.
  • <2>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. pp417-418.
  • <3>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 2. p245.
  • <4>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. p93; Illustration p98.
  • <5>SBC1665 Bibliographic reference: BERESFORD MW & HURST JG 1971 DESERTED MEDIEVAL VIL LAGES P184.
  • <6>SBC11706 Bibliographic reference: Nikolaus Pevsner. 1960. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. p229.
  • <7>SBC6522 Verbal communication: HURMAN B & MEF 1976(JUNE-JULY) PERS COMM; SEE LETT ER ON FILE.
  • <8>SBC232 Aerial Photograph: AIR PHOTOS; CSS BRITISH GAS CONTRACT 533 PRINT NO 3976; ALSO ST JOSEPH NOS NV 27-29 (COPIES BCM) & R.
  • <9>SBC526 Verbal communication: ARP 1977(JAN) PERS COMM (LETTER ON FILE).
  • <10>SBC23954 Scheduling record: HBMC. 1956. SCHEDULING LIST OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS.
  • <11>SBC500 Verbal communication: 1977. MR SERGEANT TO PIKE A R (BCM) 1977 PERS COMM.
  • <12>SBC17123 Bibliographic reference: YEOMAN PA (BCM) 1984(JUNE) SURVEY OF MOAT, FISHPON D/S ETC (COPY ON FILE.
  • <13>SBC19269 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
  • <14>SBC11616 Verbal communication: PATERSON H FEB 1995 PERS COMM.
  • <15>SBC27789 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2025. RAF-CPE-UK-2097 RP 3060 28-MAY-1947.
  • <16>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP72SE Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2019 SP7520.
  • <17>SBC27979 Digital archive: Historic England. 2025. Deserted village (site of) at Denham Lodge: NHLE 1006938. Accessed online 19-AUG-2025.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 75376 20526 (76m by 95m) (2 map features)
Civil Parish QUAINTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Monuments/Buildings (11)

Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC13836)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC14220)
  • Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 9179) (EBC18604)

Record last edited

Aug 27 2025 11:39PM

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