Monument record 0037000000 - 100M NE OF RECTORY FARM
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- WINDMILL MOUND (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD)
Description
Dimensions - Radius 0008 m Height 0002
NO DITCH VISIBLE. SOME DISTANCE N OF CREST OF HILL. ONCE STOOD IN AVENUE OF TREES. ?WINDMILL MOUND (B1).
PIPELINE DUG CLOSE TO FOOT OF MOUND: NO DITCH FOUND OR DATING EVIDENCE (B2).
PRE-ENCLOSURE MAP OF WEEDON SHOWS WINDMILL. THOUGH POSITIONS ON MAP & ON GROUND NOT QUITE THE SAME, MOUND LIKELY TO BE SITE (B4).
A post medieval windmill mound and ditch is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604). Located about 100 metres ENE of Rectory Farm and centred at SP 80704 18406, a slightly subcircular mound is about 15 metres at its widest point, around which is a ditch up to 6 metres wide. The mill was mentioned in a grant of land dated 1692 and a windmill is shown on the 1802 pre‐enclosure map of Weedon. On aerial photographs taken in 2023 and recent remote sensing data, the earthworks remain extant (5-8).
Sources (8)
- <1>SBC5132 Bibliographic reference: FARLEY M E,28 MARCH 1973.
- <2>SBC5119 Bibliographic reference: FARLEY M E,18 MAY 1973.
- <3>SBC10621 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD.
- <4>SBC5414 Unpublished document: Eleanor Forfang. 1981. HARDWICK CUM WEEDON:A PARISH SURVEY PP19,33 & MAP 3 & PLAN 1 (IN CAS FILE 2686).
- <5>SBC27119 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2024. RAF-540-1269 F22 0004 12-MAR-1954.
- <6>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP81NW Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2021 SP8018.
- <7>SBC25596 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery. 04-JUN-2023 SP8018.
- <8>SBC27142 Digital archive: Grocott, G., and Stansfield J. 2015. The Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust Research & Recording Project. 2024. Lilies, Weedon: Understanding Historic Parks and Gardens in Buckinghamshire.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 80710 18430 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WEEDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Survey: (EBC13952)
- Event - Survey: (EBC13954)
- Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 9179) (EBC18604)
Record last edited
Feb 3 2025 1:51PM
