Monument record 0453700000 - W OF FAWLEY COURT

Summary

Post-medieval to modern bank and ditch, possibly a park pale

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Type and Period (2)

  • PARK PALE? (Post-Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 1945 AD)
  • BANK (EARTHWORK) (Post-Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Width 250cm, Height 100cm.
Plan Form - LINEAR
BANK RUNS FROM FAWLEY COURT LODGE AT SU 7624 8470, S ACROSS COUNTY BOUNDARY. SLIGHT DITCH ON W SIDE. PRESUMABLY ESTATE BOUNDARY OF FAWLEY COURT &/OR DEER PARK, PART OF WHICH IN OXON (SEE B2). NO MENTION OF PARK IN MANORIAL HISTORY, BUT IT AT LEAST PREDATES CIVIL WAR (SEE B3)(B1).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC37 Bibliographic reference: A R PIKE 15 JUNE 1979 FIELD VISIT.
  • <2>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p38.
  • <3>SBC7301 Bibliographic reference: Thomas Langley. 1797. The History and Antiquities of the Hundred of Desborough and Deanery of Wycombe. p192.

Location

Grid reference Centred SU 7620 8450 (70m by 400m)
Civil Parish FAWLEY, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: (EBC13469)

Record last edited

Apr 10 2026 3:36PM

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