Monument record 0541700000 - SW OF ASHENDON CHURCH

Summary

Historical records of Saxon boundary marked by highest point on finger of land

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Type and Period (1)

  • BOUNDARY MARKER (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)

Description

'CISSEDEBEORG' OR '4 TREE HILL', HIGHEST POINT ON BOUNDARY AT TOP OF LONG FINGER OF LAND PROJECTING RIGHT INTO ASHENDON. DISCUSSION OF BOUNDARIES OF WOTTON UNDERWOOD: BEORG TAKEN IN SENSE 'BARROW', MOUND RATHER THAN MOUNTAIN. 4 TREES WOULD THEN SURROUND BARROW. PROB SITE HAS BEEN DUG AWAY (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC783 Article in serial: Arnold Baines. 1979. 'THE BOUNDARIES OF WOTTON UNDERWOOD', IN RECS OF BUCKS 21 PP141-153. Vol 21. p144.

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Grid reference SP 70200 14100 (point)
Civil Parish WOTTON UNDERWOOD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

May 27 2004 3:03PM

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