Monument record 0421400000 - RAANS FARM

Summary

Thirteenth to sixteenth century records of manor at Raans Farm

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  • MANOR (13th Century to 16th Century - 1200 AD to 1599 AD)

Description

RAANS MANOR FIRST MENTIONED 1235 (JOHN DE RAN ORRANE), EARLIEST NAMED MANOR IN AMERSHAM (B2). MANOR HOUSE REBUILT BY PROBY FAMILY 1540 (01), NOW MANOR IS SIMPLY A FARM (B1).
MANORIAL HISTORY DETAILED (B2,B4).
SITE LIES 1 3/4 MILES NE OF AMERSHAM. NOTE ALSO BARN WITH ARCHED FLOOR (B7).
File of notes on Raans Farm, including documentary references & historic maps, compiled from 1981 onwards by members of CVAHS (B8).

Sources (10)

  • <1>SBC1432 Unpublished document: BCM CAS RECORD CARD 4214.
  • <2>SBC6923 Article in serial: W H Hastings Kelke. 1862. 'AMERSHAM', IN RECS OF BUCKS 2 PP333-353. Vol 2, No. 8. pp337-338.
  • <3>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p799.
  • <4>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. pp143,149-150.
  • <5>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. pp12-13.
  • <6>SBC10020 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD SU 99 NE 45.
  • <7>SBC2152 Article in serial: Ted Bull. 1980. 'TUNNELS AT RAANS FARM AMERSHAM' IN BUCKS ARCAEOL SOC NEWSLETTER, SPRING 1980, PP31-32.
  • <8>SBC20669 Unpublished document: Chess Valley Archaeological and Historical Society. 1981 onwards. File on history and archaeology of Raans Farm compiled from 1981 onwards by Chess Valley Archaeological & Historical Society.
  • <9>SBC19816 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Buckinghamshire: Chiltern District: Parishes of Amersham, Chesham Bois and Coleshill.
  • <10>SBC24435 Unpublished document: Thames Valley Archaeological Service. 2013. Land at Raans Farm, Amersham: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment.

Location

Grid reference SU 9815 9837 (point)
Civil Parish AMERSHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Nov 5 2024 5:27PM

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