Monument record 0491900000 - MAIDS MORETON MANOR HOUSE
Summary
Probable nineteenth century manor house built on site of earlier manor house
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- MANOR HOUSE (19th Century - 1800 AD? to 1899 AD?)
- FINDSPOT (Undated)
Description
MAIDS MORETON MANOR HOUSE WAS BUILT NEAR THE SITE OF THE OLD MANOR; IT WAS FORMERLY CALLED MORETON HOUSE & WAS THE EARLY HOME OF THE LATE BISHOP BROWNE OF WINCHESTER & OF SIR THOMAS GORE BROUNE (B1).
Test pit excavated in grounds of Maids Moreton Hall in July 2003 identified 3 layers of post-medieval made ground and garden soils overlaying the natural clay. Finds included residual medieval pottery of the 12th and 13th centuries and 1 microlith fragment, possibly a burin. See detailed notes etc (B3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. pp199-201.
- <2>SBC10386 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1958. OS 1958 6IN MAP (1:10560). 1:10,560.
- <3>SBC22240 Unpublished document: Lyn Robinson. 2003. Correspondence, notes and section drawing.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 70570 35270 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MAIDS MORETON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (2)
- SHERD (12th Century to 13th Century - 1100 AD to 1299 AD)
- MICROBURIN (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Test pit excavation (Ref: TP1) (EBC16512)
Record last edited
Dec 7 2023 1:23PM
