Monument record 0536400000 - IN THE THAME AT HADDENHAM ADJACENT TO CHEARSLEY
Summary
Fourteenth century record of fishery and weirs in the River Thame at Haddenham
Protected Status/Designation
- SHINE: Boddington Hill Iron Age hillfort (DBC7511)
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Type and Period (2)
- FISHERY (14th Century - 1300 AD to 1399 AD)
- WEIR (14th Century - 1300 AD to 1399 AD)
Description
IN 1356-9 THE PRIOR OF ROCHESTER, HOLDING THE MANOR OF HADDENHAM ADJACENT TO CHEARSLEY, COMPLAINED THAT HIS FREE FISHERY IN THE THAME WAS GREATLY INTERFERED WITH BY 5 WEIRS WHICH SIR JOHN DE MOLEYNS HAD RAISED; THE SHERIFF, HAVING MADE A SURVEY, CAUSED THE WEIRS TO BE THROWN DOWN. IN 1363 SIR WILLIAM DE MOLEYNS BROUGHT A SUIT FOR TRESPASS IN HIS FISHERY AGAINST THE ABBOT OF NUTLEY.
APPURTENANT TO THE MANOR OF GRENVILLE'S, HADDENHAM, IS THE RIGHT TO FISH, HAWK OR FOWL THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PARISH OF HADDENHAM (B1-2).
NGR to River Thame at parish boundary with Chearsley.
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC20461 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1908. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume II. Volume 2. p284.
- <2>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p20.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 724 094 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HADDENHAM, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jun 6 2022 7:43PM
