Monument record 0516000000 - COLEMAN'S WOOD, LITTLE MISSENDEN
Summary
Possible medieval enclosure earthworks found in field survey in Coleman's Wood
Protected Status/Designation
- Archaeological Notification Area: Roman and Medieval earthwork enclosures found by surveys and test pitting (DBC9217)
- Local Heritage List 3002: COLEMAN'S WOOD 2 (DBC10320)
Map
Type and Period (3)
- ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- SQUARE ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- FARMSTEAD? (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1798 AD?)
Description
Plan Form - Square.
Nearly square enclosure. Each side c.25m long with external ditch c.5m wide. Slight opposing bank on N, E, S sides. Enclosure banks c.2m high from ditch base to bank top. Possible entrance by NW angle. A straight bank continues S from W side for c.15m. Found by P Riches and R Smith, of Holmer Green in 1982 (B1,B6).
A test pit dug in the enclosure ditch recorded a single fill about 1m deep, with a few sherds of abraded possibly Medieval pottery (B3).
Suggested site of a village called Holeme, settled in the mid 12th century. The earliest documented to Holeme is 1208. Minor excavation of the topsoil area within the enclosure has found post-medieval pottery fragments (B7).
Sources (7)
- <1>SBC5345 Unpublished document: FIELD VISIT:ROLAND SMITH AND A.R.PIKE,JULY 1982.
- <2>XYSBC14976 Graphic material: Colin Shepherd. 1984. NOTES, SURVEY PLAN AND SECTIONS (FILED). [Mapped features: #4631 ; #34997 ]
- <3>SBC24169 Unpublished document: Sandy Kidd. 2010. Coleman's Wood: Earthwork Survey, Metal Detecting, Trial Excavation (interim note).
- <4>SBC25127 Article in serial: Marion Wells, Stuart King, Roland McLain-Smith & Yvonne Edwards (et al). 2014. 'Late Iron Age Early Roman Transition in the Chilterns: What Ditches Can Tell Us', in Records of Bucks vol 54 pp61-73. Vol 54. pp61-62.
- <5>SBC25143 Unpublished document: John Morris, Chiltern Woodlands Project. 2007. Iron Working sites/iron slag finds.
- <6>SBC29037 Article in serial: Michael Farley. 1982. 'Archaeological Notes from Buckinghamshire County Museum' in Records of Buckinghamshire 24, pp171-175. Vol 24. p174.
- <7>SBC29573 Unpublished document: Paul Riches. 2005. Information from Paul Riches to NMRC, 24th May 2005 and comments from Pastscape website feedback (undated, 2006?).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SU 91251 98117 (23m by 22m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLE MISSENDEN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: Earthwork survey, metal detecting & trial trenching (EBC17508)
- Event - Survey: Topographic earthwork survey (EBC13216)
Record last edited
Jul 20 2026 4:08PM
