Monument record 0413000000 - S & E OF BISHOPSTONE FARM

Summary

Possible medieval house platforms recorded in field survey; also boundary ditches, ditches and earthwork banks

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Type and Period (4)

  • HOUSE PLATFORM? (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
  • BOUNDARY DITCH (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)
  • BANK (EARTHWORK) (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)
  • DITCH (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)

Description

POSS HOUSE SITES DELINEATED BY END OF RIDGE & FURROW(BI1). LITTLE NOW VISIBLE ON GROUND.LINE ACCENTUA TING END OF R&F IS DRAIN.MR GOODCHILD OF BISHOPSTONE FARM NOTES ORIGINALLY CALLED MANOR FARM SO SITE COULD REPRESENT A SMALL MANORIAL SETTLEMENT(BI2).

Boundary or drainage ditches and possible house platforms medieval/post medieval date are visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as extant earthworks and were mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604). Located south of Bishopstone Farm, Stone with Bishopstone with Hartwell, and centred at SP 80291 10255. A boundary ditch around ridge and furrow earthworks with short boundaries perpendicular to it, forming smaller parcels of land. Lidar visualisations show linear earthworks within these parcels. (4-5)

Sources (5)

  • <1>SBC12479 Bibliographic reference: RAF A/P (COPY AT BCM).
  • <2>SBC12219 Bibliographic reference: PIKE A R,19 DEC.1977,FIELD VISIT.
  • <3>SBC18867 Aerial Photograph: 12/12/46. RAF 34.3064. SP\117101. Yes.
  • <4>SBC27251 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1897 RP 3065 12-Dec-1946.
  • <5>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP8010 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2020 date accessed 09-Mar-2023.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 8020 1024 (220m by 210m)
Civil Parish STONE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC13456)
  • Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 9179) (EBC18604)

Record last edited

Aug 19 2025 9:56AM

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