Monument record 0490400000 - MAGDALEN COLLEGE MANOR

Summary

Historical records of thirteenth to eighteenth century manor of Magdalen College Manor at Thornborough

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Type and Period (1)

  • MANOR (13th Century to 18th Century - 1200 AD to 1799 AD)

Description

Magdalen College Manor developed out of grants of land from the Wolverton Fee originally made to St John's Hospital, Oxford. Manor Farm belongs to Magdalen College [Manorial history](B2).
NGR to 'Manor Farm' (B5).
Trial trenching carried out by Oxford Archaeology in July 2008 in the garden south of the house recorded a probable late medieval or early post-medieval ploughsoil beneath a modern made-ground or landscaping deposit. No earlier evidence was identified. See report for detail (B7).

Sources (9)

  • <1>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p311.
  • <2>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. pp237, 240.
  • <3>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 2. p296.
  • <4>SBC3557 Bibliographic reference: DoE (Ministry of Housing & Local Government). 1956. PROVISIONAL LIST OF BUILDINGS OF ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST.
  • <5>SBC10476 Map: OS 1978 1:2500 MAP.
  • <6>SBC19250 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1983. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
  • <7>SBC23144 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2008. The Old Manor, High Street, Thornborough: Archaeological Evaluation Report.
  • <8>SBC23395 Digital archive: Vernacular Architecture Group. 2004 onwards. Vernacular Architecture Group: Cruck Database.
  • <9>SBC23617 Graphic material: Ian Harban Consulting Engineers. 2007. Architects' elevation drawings showing proposed extension at Thornborough Old Manor.

Location

Grid reference SP 7413 3372 (point)
Civil Parish THORNBOROUGH, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Trial trenching (Ref: THOTOM 08) (EBC17095)

Record last edited

Oct 18 2024 10:07AM

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