Monument record 0540000000 - MIDDLE END, LECKHAMPSTEAD

Summary

Historical records of seventeenth century manor house, converted to farmhouse in eighteenth century. Manor house known as The Toy

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  • MANOR HOUSE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1799 AD)

Description

Plan Form - STONE
FORMER ?MANOR HOUSE, CALLED 'THE TOY'. LOCATED EITHER AT LIMES END (B1) OR NASTEND (B2). NGR TO MIDDLE END, WHICH MAY = NASTEND (B4).
BUILT 1603 OF GOOD FREESTONE (B1); MENTIONED 1606 (B4); DECAYED & CONVERTED TO FARMHOUSE BY 1755 (B1).
IS A SQUARE ENCLOSURE AT SP72853755 - SITE OF THE TOY? (B4).
SP 728375 Earthworks probably represent village shrinkage and include the site of the Manor House known as 'The Toy' (B7).

Sources (8)

  • <1>SBC16730 Bibliographic reference: Browne Willis. 1755. The History and Antiquities of the Town, Hundred and Deanry of Buckingham. pp206-7.
  • <2>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. pp181, 185.
  • <3>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume 2 North. Volume 2. p167.
  • <4>SBC2788 Unpublished document: Amanda Chadburn. 1984. PARISH SURVEY OF LECKHAMPSTEAD PP40,51-54.
  • <5>SBC22720 Unpublished document: Northamptonshire Archaeology. 2006. Archaeological Strip and Record on Land at Middle End Barn, Middle End, Leckhampstead.
  • <6>SBC19693 Unpublished document: Richard Jones. 2002. Whittlewood Project: Fieldwalking Report 2000-2002 - The Pottery Part 2.
  • <7>SBC28991 Article in serial: Michael Farley. 1984. 'Archaeological Notes from the Buckinghamshire County Museum', in Records of Buckinghamshire Vol 26, pages 124-128. p127.
  • <8>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SP 72850 37550 (point)
Civil Parish LECKHAMPSTEAD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: Parish survey (EBC13925)

Record last edited

Jun 5 2026 10:59AM

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