Monument record 0038501000 - LITTLE PEDNOR FARM

Summary

A medieval moated site, located immediately north west of Little Pednor Farm. The moated site includes a roughly square-shaped island measuring up to 54 metres north-south by a maximum of 70 metres east-west, the surface of which is 0.3 metres higher than the surrounding ground level. The island is contained by a moat, which although infilled on all but the south west corner, is still visible as a shallow earthwork, measuring 0.3 metres deep. Where the moat remains open it meausres up to 12 metres wide and at least 1.5 metres deep and is accompanied by an outer bank, about 5 metres wide and 0.4 metres in height, thought to be derived of upcast from the ditch. The maoted site is thought to relate to the estate in the parish of Chesham acquired by Missenden Abbey in the 12th and 13th centuries and which, after the Dissolution was granted as lands called Pednor and Sextens Croft to John Lord Russell. In 1536 Richard Wedon purchased the freehold of Pednor Farm which was at the time known as Pednor Grange. The moated site is thought to represent the forerunner to Pednor House which is sited to the south.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Scheduled Monument 1016702: MOATED SITE IMMEDIATELY NORTH WEST OF LITTLE PEDNOR FARM (DBC7151)

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Type and Period (1)

  • MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

MOAT MARKED, CENTRED AT NGR (SHOWS OUTLINE)(B1).
PENTAGONAL FORM (B2, WITH PLAN).
HOMESTEAD MOAT (B3, WITH PLAN).
Stirrup-shaped homestead moat at Little Pednor Farm; the north part has been filled in. (B4).
SURVEY OF SITE AT 1:200 (B5).
SCHEDULED: SAM 32122 (B7).
Remains of two significant archaeological features were identified on the site of the northern extension. The remains of a broad cut, over 2.5m wide and 0.3m deep. The base of the cut contained a layer of flints, which was interpreted as the probable foundation of a rampart as it lay in line with part of the surviving rampart of the moat. Inside the line of the moat there was the remains of a flint nodule cobble surface (B8).



(SP 92510282) Moat (NR) (B10).
The fragmentary remains of a dry homestead moat; the SW corner being the only remaining section. The southern arm has been destroyed by dumping in recent years and the northern half of the moat is visible only as a slight depression in a pasture field. No trace of any building foundations were found within the limits of the moat. Published 1:2500 survey revised (B11).

This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Sources (10)

  • <1>SBC1309 Bibliographic reference: BCM CAS RECORD 0385.
  • <2>SBC267 Bibliographic reference: ALLCROFT A H 1908 EARTWORKS OF ENGLAND PP461,471 FIG154..
  • <3>SBC20461 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1908. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume II. Volume 2. pp29-31.
  • <4>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume 1. Volume 1. p94.
  • <5>SBC3447 Bibliographic reference: DEARNALY MRS M & GREGORY MRS V (CMAG) NOV 1982 (FILED IN HANGING FILE).
  • <7>SBC23990 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 1999. SCHEDULING LISTS OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS.
  • <9>SBC25350 Unpublished document: John Moore Heritage Services. 2017. Archaeological Watching Brief at Little Pednor Farm, Pednor.
  • <10>SBC27454 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. Ordnance Survey Map (6" /1960). Map.
  • <11>SBC29343 Verbal communication: P A Stevens. 1972. Field Investigators Comments - F1 PAS 14-FEB-72.
  • <12>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 1999.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 9251 0282 (105m by 106m)
Civil Parish CHARTRIDGE, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Intervention: Watching brief - Little Pednor Farm (Ref: CRLPF 16) (EBC18239)

Record last edited

Mar 17 2026 3:57PM

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