Monument record 0554400000 - 'POMFREY CASTLE' WARREN HILL

Summary

Medieval farmstead earthworks and other remains found in field survey on Warren Hill

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Remains of Medieval farmstead and associated earthwork enclosures on Warren Hill
  • SHINE: Late 18th century landscaped park at Wormsley Park, with 19th century and modern alterations, Warren Hill medieval farm enclosure earthworks, and ancient seminatural woodland of Lydall's Wood and Dean Wood

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Type and Period (1)

  • FARMSTEAD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

DITCHED AND BANKED ENCLOSURES. SUNKEN E-W TRACKWAY OVER E.SIDE OF SUMMIT. LARGE PITS INCL. LARGE CHALK PITS 4-5FT DEEP. ONE RECTANGULAR BUILDING, STONE WALLS. DUG INTO BY FARMHAND NO MORTAR SEEN. SMALL DMV, FARM BUILDINGS. ON S.BROW OF HILL JUST IN WOOD. TRADITION OF TUNNEL FROM WORMSLEY HOUSE. PLOT.(B1). History and archaeology of area. Earthwork survey fig. 47 + 48 pp43-44 (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC9387 Bibliographic reference: MR.C.CHAMBERS,OXFORD ARCH.UNIT/O.C.C.M.PRIMARY REC ORD CARD 5544 (COPY IN CAS ENVELOPE FILE 5544).
  • <2>SBC19375 Unpublished document: Elizabeth Leggett. 1993. The Chronicle of Wormsley.

Location

Grid reference SU 73550 94950 (point)
Civil Parish STOKENCHURCH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Apr 18 2023 11:50AM

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