Monument record 0511700000 - WINSLOW

Summary

Historical records of possible Saxon palace

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  • Planning Notification Area: Possible site of a Saxon palace or manor

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Type and Period (1)

  • PALACE? (8th Century - 700 AD? to 799 AD?)

Description

WINSLOW WAS A ROYAL RESIDENCE OF MERCIAN KINGS (B1).
KING OFFA OF MERCIA (757-796) STAYED HERE C.792 & OTHER TIMES (B3).
AREA CALLED OFFA'S PIECE, IN SCHOOL PLAYING FIELD ON DENE'S HILL (OS 222; AT NGR) SO CALLED DUE TO VICTORIAN FANCY? (B4). NOTHING VISIBLE THERE, 1982 (B5).

Sources (5)

  • <1>SBC26953 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 3). Volume 3. p543.
  • <2>SBC3003 Bibliographic reference: CLEAR A 1894 THE KING'S VILLAGE &DEMESNE; OR A THO USAND YEARS OF WINSLOW LIFE P3.
  • <3>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. pp466-467.
  • <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)
Civil Parish WINSLOW, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: Winslow parish survey (EBC144)

Record last edited

Nov 8 2024 2:04PM

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