Monument record 0511700000 - WINSLOW
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Possible site of a Saxon palace or manor
Map
Type and Period (1)
- PALACE? (8th Century - 700 AD? to 799 AD?)
Description
WINSLOW WAS A ROYAL RESIDENCE OF MERCIAN KINGS (BI1); KING OFFA OF MERCIA (757-796) STAYED HERE C792 & OTHER TIMES (BI3). AREA CALLED OFFA'S PIECE, IN SCHOOL PLAYING FIELD ON DENE'S HILL (OS 222; AT NGR) SO CALLED DUE TO VICTORIAN FANCY? (BI4)- NOTHING VISIBLE THERE, 1982 (BI5)
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC7705 Bibliographic reference: LIPSCOMB 3 P543.
- <2>SBC3003 Bibliographic reference: CLEAR A 1894 THE KING'S VILLAGE &DEMESNE; OR A THO USAND YEARS OF WINSLOW LIFE P3.
- <3>SBC15588 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 3 P466-7.
- <4>SBC13899 Bibliographic reference: SAVING NA 1973 GLIMPSES OF PAST DAYS P6.
- <5>SBC12512 Bibliographic reference: RAINS MJ 1982(FEB) FIELD VISIT (&SEE HIS WINSLOW P ARISH SURVEY IN CAS FILE 2802).
Location
Grid reference | SP 77400 27400 (point) |
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Civil Parish | WINSLOW, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Winslow parish survey (EBC144)
Record last edited
Aug 3 2023 11:26AM