Monument record 0521102000 - Field SE of ST JAMES' CHURCH, BOARSTALL

Summary

Pottery sherds along southern boundary of field indicate late medieval settlement site

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • HAMLET (15th Century to 16th Century - 1400 AD? to 1599 AD?)

Description

EVIDENCE FOR A SETTLEMENT, FOUND ON WEST EDGE OF A FIELD, THE CENTRE OF WHICH IS C170M SSE OF CHURCH. FOUND DURING FIELDWALKING, WHICH ALSO DETECTED 2 KILN SITES. ANALYSIS OF THE LATER PERIOD OF KILN USE (LATE C15 - EARLY C16) MAY BE COMPLICATED BY THE PRESENCE OF THIS SETTLEMENT. Concentration in this location = 120+ sherds per survey square (B1).
A field survey carried out by June Stong noted 3 kiln sites, a well, and up to 12 house platforms in this field (B3).

Sources (6)

  • ---SBC18758 Aerial Photograph: 13/06/47. RAF 133.4018. SP\623130. Yes.
  • ---SBC19903 Unpublished document: Len Rees. 1997-8. Archive of researcher Len Rees with regard to finds made in Great Bardols Field, Boarstall, also Boarstall Decoy.
  • ---SBC19904 Unpublished document: County Museum Archaeological Group. 1983. Archive of CMAG fieldwalking of Great Bardols Field, Boarstall..
  • <1>SBC8457 Verbal communication: Mike Farley (BCM). 1983. MEF 1983 (MARCH) PERS COMM; GRID SQUARE PLAN OF FIELDWALKING IN HANGING FILE & FILED.
  • <2>SBC2652 Unpublished document: Stan Cauvain. 1991. STUDY OF THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF CERAMIC MATERIALS FROM MEDIEVAL KILNS IN SOUTH BUCKS.
  • <3>SBC19902 Unpublished document: June Strong. 1997. Archive of survey of Boarstall medieval settlement undertaken voluntarily for the National Trust.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 6255 1399 (225m by 278m)
Civil Parish BOARSTALL, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • SHERD (1st Century Roman to Modern - 43 AD to 1999 AD)

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Intervention: Field survey (EBC16202)
  • Event - Intervention: Fieldwalking of Great Bardols field and invesigation of pottery production site (EBC12914)

Record last edited

Jan 4 2024 3:37PM

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