Monument record 0040600000 - BELL LEYS FARM, WINGRAVE

Summary

Medieval to post-medieval moat or pond.

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (2)

  • MOAT (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1798 AD?)
  • POND (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1798 AD?)

Description

Plan Form - L SHAPED
HOMESTEAD MOAT, FRAGMENT (B1).
L-SHAPED FEATURE AT NGR (B2).
EVALUATION OF MOATED SITE SHOWED THAT THE SURVIVING L-SHAPED POND IS PART OF A LARGER FEATURE. NO EVIDENCE FOR MEDIEVAL ACTIVITY OR SETTLEMENT WAS FOUND, SO MAYBE THE 'MOAT' WAS A FISHPOND OR ORNAMENTAL POND OF POST-MEDIEVAL DATE (REPORT)(B4).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 2. p339.
  • <2>SBC11938 Map: PIKE A R (BCM) JULY 1977 FIELD VISIT/OS 1980 1:2500 MAP.
  • <3>SBC11937 Map: PIKE A R (BCM) JAN 1980 FROM VCH BUCKS 3 P461 & WINGRAVE-WITH-ROWSHAM INCLOSURE MAP 1798 (BRO REF:.
  • <4>SBC2357 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1993. AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION AT PARSONAGE FARM, WINGRAVE.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 8685 1918 (87m by 72m)
Civil Parish WINGRAVE WITH ROWSHAM, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Intervention: Evaluation trial trenching and test pitting (Ref: WIN 93) (EBC11105)
  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC17678)

Record last edited

Oct 14 2024 3:37PM

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