Monument record 0034303000 - DODDERSHALL DMV

Summary

Historical records and field survey of deserted medieval settlement

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Doddershall Park and earthworks of deserted medieval village and manor of Doddershall (DBC8940)

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Type and Period (1)

  • DESERTED SETTLEMENT (11th Century to 15th Century - 1066 AD to 1499 AD)

Description

IN C15 24 MESSUAGES & 24 VIRGATES OF LAND, EACH OF 40 ACRES, HAD SUPPORTED 120 PERSONS & 16 PLOUGHS, BUT HAD BEEN TURNED TO PASTURE & THE INHABITANTS GONE AWAY (B4,B15).
TUDOR MAP SHOWS COTTAGES NEAR HOUSE (B5).
APS SHOW HOUSE PLATFORMS, HOLLOW WAYS ETC (B8).
NO SURVEYABLE EARTHWORKS (B6).
Documentary research, description of earthworks and impact of proposed HS2 rail line assessed by Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society. See report for detail (B12).
Deserted settlement consisting of possible toft and croft boundaries, hollow ways and house platforms all visible as earthworks on 2012 LiDAR. Picture greatly confused by possible later drainage channels. (B16).
HS2 test pitting survey idenified features relating to the DMV. Features included cobbled floor surfaces, build up layers, and deposits of hearth material (B17).

Sources (12)

  • ---SBC17406 Aerial Photograph: 10/02/92. BCM A15/31/18. SP\716204. Yes.
  • ---SBC17407 Aerial Photograph: 10/02/92. BCM A15/31/20-21. SP\718200. Yes.
  • ---SBC17631 Aerial Photograph: 26/01/76. CSS 219.3832. SP\720203. Yes.
  • ---SBC17633 Aerial Photograph: 26/01/76. CSS 221.3888. SP\715195. Yes.
  • <4>SBC20461 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1908. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume II. Volume 2. p63.
  • <5>SBC1666 Bibliographic reference: BERESFORD MW & HURST JG 1971 DESERTED MEDIEVAL VIL LAGES P184. ALSO; BERESFORD'S NOTES ON BUCKS DMVS.
  • <6>SBC10628 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD.
  • <8>SBC8420 Bibliographic reference: MEF 1976 COMMENTS ON APS; BRITISH GAS CONTRACT 533 , PRINT NOS 3832&3888. ALSO ST JOSEPH'S APS NP 88.
  • <12>SBC24316 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society. 2013. The Deserted Medieval Village at Doddershall: Historic Landscape Report.
  • <15>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. pp93, 96.
  • <16>SBC24678 Unpublished document: High Speed 2 (HS2) Limited. 2013. London - West Midlands Environmental Statement, Volume 5, Technical Appendices, CFA12, Waddesdon and Quainton, Survey Reports (CH-004-012).
  • <17>SBC25996 Unpublished document: Connect Archaeology. 2019. 1EW03 – Enabling Works Central, AWHd - Fieldwork Report for Test Pit Evaluation at Doddershall Deserted Medieval Village, Doddershall Embankment, Buckinghamshire, Site Code: 1C18DDHTT.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7193 2028 (1222m by 836m)
Civil Parish QUAINTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (4)

  • SHERD (11th Century to 18th Century - 1000 AD to 1799 AD)
  • TILE (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)
  • RIDGE TILE (Undated)
  • BRICK (16th Century to Post-Medieval - 1500 AD to 1798 AD)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (4)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC13249)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC14179)
  • Event - Survey: HS2 remote sensing survey - CH-004-012 (EBC17783)
  • Event - Intervention: HS2 Test pitting survey (Ref: 1C18DDHTT) (EBC18488)

Record last edited

May 30 2023 12:21PM

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