Monument record 0042902000 - WESTBURY MANOR FARMHOUSE

Summary

Possible medieval moat or pond recorded in field visit

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Medieval manorial site of Westbury Manor.
  • SHINE: Earthworks of Medieval Westbury manor and ridge and furrow of Marsh Gibbon's open field system

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Type and Period (2)

  • MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
  • POND (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)

Description

IN GROVE FIELD ON S SIDE OF WESTBURY MANOR HOUSE ARE 2 SMALL PONDS OR LAKES; IN THE CENTRE OF 1 IS A SMALL ISLAND. TRACES OF AN ANCIENT ENTRENCHMENT IN THE LOCALITY (B1).
ONLY REMAINS OF MOAT ARE 2 PONDS & SLIGHT INDICATIONS OF A DITCH IN FIELD S OF HOUSE (B3) .
NGR TO AREA OF PONDS (B5).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p293.
  • <3>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 2. p189.
  • <5>SBC10481 Map: OS 1980 1:2500 MAP.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 6446 2289 (70m by 10m)
Civil Parish MARSH GIBBON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Oct 17 2024 10:47PM

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