Monument record 0041801000 - OLD LEIGHTON FARM, STEWKLEY

Summary

Medieval moat recorded in field survey

Protected Status/Designation

  • SHINE: Leighton Farm medieval village earthworks, ridge and furrow and moated site

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Type and Period (1)

  • MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 66m, Width 50m.
Plan Form - Subrectangular.
Moat on site of manor/grange, once held by Woburn Abbey. C18 reference to house, 'moated round, in a most ruinous condition'. House pulled down c.1760 (B3).
Traces of moat & 2 large fishponds (B1 (1862)).
See earthwork survey at 1:2500, filed (B4).
NGR to centre of moat (B5).

Sources (8)

  • ---SBC20712 Aerial Photograph: Michael Farley. 2001. 2001 oblique AP by Mike Farley. SP83952735. Yes.
  • ---SBC20713 Aerial Photograph: Michael Farley. 2001. 2001 oblique AP by Mike Farley. SP83752730. Yes.
  • <1>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p752.
  • <2>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 2. p277.
  • <3>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. pp420,423.
  • <4>SBC10953 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD SP82 NW 2 (SURVEY AT 1:2500 FILED).
  • <5>SBC10551 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. 1974. OS FIELD INVESTIGATION, APRIL 1974.
  • <6>SBC6850 Unpublished document: JONES NW 1985 (23 OCT) FIELD VISIT (SEE HIS STEWKLEY PARISH SURVEY).

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 8374 2736 (70m by 70m)
Civil Parish STEWKLEY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC14371)
  • Event - Survey: Topographic earthwork survey (EBC1059)

Record last edited

Nov 4 2024 6:48PM

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