Monument record 0004402000 - 200YDS NE OF GROVE CHURCH

Summary

Possible medieval moat or boundary recorded in field survey

Protected Status/Designation

  • Archaeological Notification Area: Site of Medieval monastic watermill and moat of Grove Priory (DBC8910)

Map

Type and Period (1)

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

Description

Dimensions - Length 60m, Width 35m.
Plan Form - L SHAPED
SP 92252260 - HOMESTEAD MOAT, PARTLY NATURAL (B12).
OS MAP SHOWS DITCHED FEATURE, REFERRED TO AS 'MOAT'. SOME INFILLING MAY HAVE OCCURRED SINCE RCHM ACCOUNT, BUT IT LOOKS UNCONVINCING BEING ONLY AN 'L', AN ELBOW E OF STREAM. N-S SIDE APPEARS TO CONTINUE S. DITCH C.9M WIDE & SHALLOW. FIELD DRAINAGE? (B15).

Sources (4)

  • ---SBC18948 Aerial Photograph: 10/04/47. RAF 89.3416. SP\926224. Yes.
  • <12>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume 2 North. Volume 2. p133.
  • <15>SBC10401 Map: OS 1960 1:10560 MAP & FARLEY M E AUG 1972 FIELD VI SIT.
  • <20>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SP 92250 22600 (point)
Civil Parish GROVE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC13945)

Record last edited

Mar 26 2026 11:56AM

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