Monument record 0038300000 - WELLS FARM
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Medieval moat at Chetwode
- SHINE: Chetwode Hermitage moated manor site
Map
Type and Period (2)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Description
Dimensions - Length 0042 m Width 0040
Plan Form - U SHAPED
1 OF 'REPRESENTATIVE GROUP OF 3 MOATS' (B1).
U-SHAPED AREA AT WELLS FARM IS PRESUMABLY 1 OF THE MOATS REFERRED TO (B2).
(SEE ALSO CASS 0319; 0382).
A medieval moat is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Part of more extensive medieval settlement earthworks in Chetwode village, the moat is located in the grounds of The Hermitage and centred at SP 63925 29551, a roughly U-shaped ditch between 5 and 11.5 metres wide and with the NNW facing side open, a 26 metres long ditch is aligned NNW-SSE, 46 metres WSW-ENE and 40 metres SSE-NNW. This is recorded as a water-filled pond on the 1813 Ordnance Surveyor’s Drawing and on aerial photographs taken in 2019 still appears to be water-bearing (3-8).
Sources (8)
- <1>SBC13005 Bibliographic reference: RCHM BUCKS 2 P86.
- <2>SBC10378 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1958. OS 1958 1:10560 MAP. 1:10,560.
- <3>SBC26222 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. RAF-3G-TUD-UK-86 RV 6149 26-MAR-1946.
- <4>SBC26230 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. RAF-CPE-UK-2008 RS 4012 16-APR-1947.
- <5>SBC25625 Digital archive: BRITISH LIBRARY. 2022. Boyce. 1813. Ordnance Survey Drawing: Winslow OSD 231 No 11 (1:31680 scale). Date Accessed 14-APR-2022.
- <6>SBC25776 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 25 inch (1:2500) scale map. Map. Buckinghamshire XVII.8 1881.
- <7>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP62NW Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2019 SP6329.
- <8>SBC25596 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery. dated 14-SEP-2019 SP6329.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 6392 2955 (40m by 50m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHETWODE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 7768) (EBC18304)
Record last edited
Oct 10 2023 2:23PM
