Monument record 0506500000 - BRADENHAM VILLAGE

Summary

Possible medieval field boundary bank recorded in field survey.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Archaeological Notification Area: Medieval field boundary earthworks (DBC9223)

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Type and Period (1)

  • FIELD BOUNDARY? (BOUNDARY BANK & DITCH, Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD? to 1901 AD?)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0130 m
Plan Form - LINEAR
RECTANGULAR BANKED ENCLOSURE. BANK & DITCH SHOW ON AP'S, DITCH TO N. OF BANK. NOT A DEFENSIVE ENCLOSURE, BUT PROBABLY A MEDIEVAL OR LATER FIELD BOUNDARY. THE NE PORTION HAS BEEN PLOUGHED OUT (B1).


A rectangular banked enclosure in Bradenham village. (B3)

Bank and ditch show on APs (SU 8265 9694 to 8277 9698); ditch to the north of the bank. (B4 and B5)

Not a defensive enclosure, but probably a Md or later field boundary. The NE portion has been ploughed out. (B6)

Sources (7)

  • <1>SBC11233 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SU89 NW3, OCT 1972,FILED.
  • <2>SBC8255 Unpublished document: W L Matthews & Angus Wainwright. 1990. THE NATIONAL TRUST ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY: BRADENHAM.
  • <3>SBC27832 Verbal communication: W G Putman. 1961. Letter from W G Putman 4-12-61.
  • <4>SBC18928 Aerial Photograph: 01/01/47. RAF 70.3034. SU\834968. Yes.
  • <5>SBC18929 Aerial Photograph: 01/01/47. RAF 70.3035. SU\828967. Yes.
  • <6>SBC27833 Verbal communication: P A Stevens. 1972. Field Investigators Comments F1 PAS 19-OCT-72.
  • <7>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference Centred SU 8268 9697 (98m by 50m)
Civil Parish BRADENHAM, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: (EBC14170)

Record last edited

Aug 14 2025 1:58PM

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