Monument record 0047200000 - MARSWORTH GREAT FARM

Summary

Medieval to post-medieval moat known from nineteenth century records and field survey

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Archaeological Notification Area: Earthworks of Medieval moat and site of manor of Goldingtons (DBC9019)
Local Heritage List 3012: MARSWORTH GREAT FARM (DBC10325)

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MOAT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 108m, Width 90m.
Plan Form - Square.
HOMESTEAD MOAT WITH STRONG RAMPART AT N END (B3).
IN 1971 SE & PART OF SW & NE ARMS OF MOAT FILLED IN BY DUMPING. OTHERWISE IN GOOD CONDITION. TRACES OF INNER RAMPART IN NE CORNER (PLAN) (B5).
SQUARE MOATED SITE NOTED 1847 (B1).
IN 1862 MOAT BROAD & DEEP & CONTAINED FISH (B2).
NGR TO MARSWORTH GREAT FARM (B5).
Site visit by David Radford recorded that the moat has been dug out several times to enable use as a fishing lake, island raised 4ft due to dumping of material, steps set into bank (B8).

(SP 91741485) Moat (NR) (B10).
The moat at Marsworth Great Farm is all that remains of the manor house of the Goldingtons pulled down in the 18th century (B11).
Homestead moat with strong rampart at the N end. A good example of its class (B3).
Homstead moat of which the SE arm and parts of the SW and NE arms have been filled in by dumping. Otherwise, waterfilled (reeds) and in good condition. Traces of an inner rampart in the NE corner survive to a height of 1.2m. An extension of the SW arm at the South corner may be a fishpond. Published 1:2500 survey revised (B12).

This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Sources (13)

<1>SBC26953 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 3). Volume 3. p409.
<2>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p709.
<3>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume 2 North. Volume 2. p195.
<4>SBC20461 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1908. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume II. Volume 2. p32.
<5>SBC10872 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SP 91 SW 10 (ON CAS FILE).
<6>SBC11465 Bibliographic reference: OXONIENSIA 1942 7 P75.
<7>SBC13429 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 1965 17 P412.
<8>SBC24170 Unpublished document: David Radford (BCC). 2006. Marsworth Moat: Site Visit.
<9>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p392.
<10>SBC27454 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. Ordnance Survey Map (6" /1960). Map.
<11>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3.
<12>SBC29390 Unpublished document: P A Stevens. 1971. Field Investigators Comments - F1 PAS 03-FEB-71.
<13>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference	Centred SP 9172 1487 (130m by 140m)
Civil Parish	MARSWORTH, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Mar 25 2026 12:10PM