Monument record 0473600000 - YEWDON HOUSE

Summary

Yewdon House marked on eighteenth and nineteenth century maps, now overgrown

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • HOUSE (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

MAP OF 1788 MARKS 'EWDEN HOUSE' APPROX AT NGR (B1).
MAP OF 1825 MARKS 'YEW DOWN' (A BUILDING) APPROX AT NGR (B2).
OVERGROWN REMAINS OF COTTAGE ON EDGE OF WOODS AT N. POINT OF YEWDEN PROPERTY. SAID TO HAVE BEEN GAME-KEEPERS COTTAGE, BUT C18 & C19 MAPS SUGGEST FORMERLY A MUCH LARGER HOUSE WAS THERE (B3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC6711 Map: JEFFERIES T 1788 MAP OF BUCKS.
  • <2>SBC1967 Map: Andrew Bryant. 1825. Map of the County of Buckinghamshire. Printed map. Linen. 1.5 inches:1 mile.
  • <3>SBC11677 Bibliographic reference: PETRIE A FLINDERS 1979 SHORT HISTORY OF YEWDEN MANOR & GREENLANDS P20 (& SEE LETTER & MAP FROM MISS.

Location

Grid reference Centred SU 76324 87730 (76m by 62m) (2 map features)
Civil Parish HAMBLEDEN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: (EBC13862)

Record last edited

Feb 21 2025 7:20PM

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