Monument record 0466100001 - DORNEY WOOD, BURNHAM

Summary

Possible twentieth century well at Dorney Wood

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Type and Period (1)

  • WELL (20th Century - 1900 AD? to 1999 AD?)

Description

Dimensions - Depth/Thickness 0043 m
A WELL COVERED BY A CONCRETE SLAB. LOCAL INFORMATION SAYS IT IS 140FT DEEP & OPENED OUT INTO A BELL SHAPE. UNLIKELY TO BE 1 OF THE SHAFTS MARKED ON 1899 OS MAP BUT WAS POSSIBLY DUG TO SERVE DORNEYWOOD VILLAS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUILT IN THE EARLY C20 (B3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC10141 Map: OS 1875/1882 1:10560 MAP (FIRST EDITION).
  • <2>SBC7026 Bibliographic reference: Kelly's Directories Ltd. KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF BUCKS 1899,1903.
  • <3>SBC8253 Unpublished document: W L Mathews & V Kempster. 1992. THE NATIONAL TRUST ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY: DORNEYWOOD.

Location

Grid reference SU 93790 85410 (point)
Civil Parish BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC14101)

Record last edited

Dec 1 2023 2:11PM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the Heritage Portal maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.