Monument record 0003502000 - SW OF UPPER FARM

Summary

Medieval moat recorded in field survey

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  • None recorded

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  • MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

MOATS & SITE OF OLD MANOR HOUSE SHOWN ON 1844 MS PLAN 1844 (B2).
IRREGULAR MOAT CONSISTS OF POSSIBLY 3 NEARLY RELATED ENCLOSURES (B5,B11).
HAS RECENT HOUSE STANDING IN IT. HEAVILY WOODED-TO BE CLEARED OUT SHORTLY. NE SIDE HAS DOG LEG - ?2 PHASES (B8).
GOOD CONDITION (B9 ).
Owner reports moat not desilted c30 years ago (B10).

Sources (6)

  • <2>SBC1951 Bibliographic reference: BROWN WILLIAM 1844 MOATS AT DRAYTON BEAUCHAMP (FIL ED).
  • <5>SBC20461 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1908. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume II. Volume 2. p30.
  • <8>SBC5129 Bibliographic reference: FARLEY M E,26 JULY 1972,FIELD VISIT.
  • <9>SBC11368 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARDS (FILED).
  • <10>SBC22216 Unpublished document: Sandy Kidd (BCC). 2003. Notes by Sandy Kidd following site visit October 2003.
  • <11>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. pp341-342.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 9003 1200 (160m by 170m)
Civil Parish DRAYTON BEAUCHAMP, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: (EBC13944)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC14156)
  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC16498)

Record last edited

Jun 6 2022 8:41PM

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