Monument record 0509300000 - QUEEN'S PARK, WHADDON
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- PARK (First mentioned 1279, 13th Century to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1699 AD)
- DEER PARK (First mentioned 1279, 13th Century to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1699 AD)
Description
LAND LATER CALLED QUEEN'S PARK FIRST NOTED AS BEING DISTINCT FROM WHADDON CHASE IN 1279. SURVEY OF 1608 SUGGESTED PARK LAY TO N OF WHADDON CHASE, BETWEEN NASH & WHADDON; IT HAD C.126 DEER & 1903 TREES (B1). BELONGED TO OWNERS OF WHADDON CHASE (B3).
DISPARKED IN REIGN OF CHARLES II (1660-85). NGR - PARK ?CENTRE (B1).
The land later known as the Queen's Park is first noticed as being distinct from Whaddon Chase (SP 83 SW 20) in 1279. It was disparked in the reign of Charles II. A survey of 1608 suggests that the park lay to the north of Whaddon Chase between Wash and Whaddon. APs show a linear earthwork extending from SP 79603329 to SP
79863360 and from SP 80003273 to SP 80533354. It is suggested that this forms the east and west sides of the Queen's Park (B1, B4 and B5).
The linear earthworks have been ploughed out, and no certain trace of a pale was found (B6).
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 (7)
- <1>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p438.
- <2>SBC10785 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. 1974. OS RECORD CARD SP 83 SW 2 DEC 1974 (NOT RETAINED) REFERRED TO AIR PHOTO RAF 3G/TUDD/UK86/6206-8 (=RU.
- <3>SBC2326 Article in serial: L M Cantor and J Hatherly. 1977. 'THE MEDIEVAL PARKS OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE', in Records of Buckinghamshire 20. Vol 20 part 3. pp447-8, Fig 2 (49).
- <4>SBC17650 Aerial Photograph: 01/06/60. CUC AAV 50. SP\801332.
- <5>SBC18862 Aerial Photograph: 26/03/46. RAF 338.6206-8. SP\801332. Yes.
- <6>SBC29276 Verbal communication: J R Linge. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 JRL 11-DEC-74.
- <7>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Update 2007.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 80100 33200 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WHADDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Feb 27 2026 3:09PM
