Monument record 0038600000 - MOAT FARM, PRESTWOOD

Summary

Remains of Medieval moat at Moat Farm, Prestwood

Protected Status/Designation

  • Archaeological Notification Area: Late Medieval timber-framed building and moat at Moat Farm, Prestwood (DBC9810)

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Type and Period (1)

  • MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

Homestead moat, fragment, at Moat Farm, nearly 2 miles W of Great Missenden church (B1).
Moat at NGR (B2).
Moat largely filled in c.1961 but outline still discernible (B3).

Only the SE corner of the moat now remains. It is dry, partially filled-in and landscaped. Resurveyed at 1:2500. (2)

Sources (6)

  • <1>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume 1. Volume 1. p173.
  • <2>SBC10400 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. OS 1960 6-INCH MAP. 1:10,560.
  • <3>SBC6648 Verbal communication: Christopher Gowing. 1971. INFORMATION FROM OWNER VIA C N GOWING (BCM), JAN 1971.
  • <4>SBC19433 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
  • <5>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
  • <5>SBC29079 Verbal communication: N K Blood. 1974. Field Investigator Comments - F1 NKB 02-OCT-74.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 87211 01348 (60m by 66m)
Civil Parish GREAT MISSENDEN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Feb 9 2026 3:48PM

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