Monument record 0047200000 - MARSWORTH GREAT FARM

Summary

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

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Earthworks of Medieval moat and site of manor of Goldingtons

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Type and Period (1)

  • 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).

Sources (9)

  • <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. 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SBC24170 Unpublished document: David Radford (BCC). 2006.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.

Location

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

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  • Event - Survey: (EBC10368)

Record last edited

Nov 8 2024 1:31PM

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