Monument record 0054200000 - ROUND HOGGESTON VILLAGE

Summary

Medieval ditch surrounding village recorded in field survey

Protected Status/Designation

  • Archaeological Notification Area: Earthworks of shrunken Medieval village at Hoggeston (DBC8594)
  • Local Heritage List 3029: ROUND HOGGESTON VILLAGE (DBC10332)
  • SHINE: Hoggeston medieval village earthworks and trackways (DBC7421)

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Type and Period (1)

  • DITCHED ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 400m, Width 200m.
Plan Form - Oblong.
Village enclosure surrounds Hoggeston. Corners rounded & enclosing ditch, less visible on N & S sides. Within it stand village & church (B1-2).
Earthwork probably defended original settlement (B3).
Features possibly represent village shrinkage - trackways etc (B4).

Sources (22)

  • ---SBC17217 Aerial Photograph: 01/11/88. BCC A13/8/3-4. SP\806251. Yes.
  • ---SBC17218 Aerial Photograph: 14/03/81. BCC A5/15/28A-30A. SP\808250. Yes.
  • ---SBC17790 Aerial Photograph: 25/07/48. CUC BV 75-76. SP\808251. Yes.
  • ---SBC17811 Aerial Photograph: 09/04/49. CUC CA 111-113. SP\807251. Yes.
  • ---SBC18430 Aerial Photograph: 06/04/78. NMR SP8025/1/248. SP\807251. Yes.
  • ---SBC18884 Aerial Photograph: 12/12/46. RAF 36A.3293. SP\812252. Yes.
  • ---SBC20705 Aerial Photograph: Michael Farley. 2001. 2001 oblique AP by Mike Farley. SP80752505. Yes.
  • ---SBC20706 Aerial Photograph: Michael Farley. 2001. 2001 oblique AP by Mike Farley. SP80652510. Yes.
  • <1>SBC20350 Bibliographic reference: A Hadrian Allcroft. 1908. Earthwork of England. pp397, 548.
  • <2>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume 2 North. Volume 2. p152.
  • <3>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p369.
  • <4>SBC5025 Verbal communication: Mike Farley (BCM). 1988. PERS COMM, NOV 1988, INFORMATION FROM RAF, ST JOSEPH, NMR & HIS OWN A/P'S.
  • <10>SBC25787 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. RAF-CPE-UK-1897 RP 3292 12-DEC-1946.
  • <11>SBC25788 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. RAF-CPE-UK-1897 RP 3295 12-DEC-1946.
  • <12>SBC25593 Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. Google Earth Pro.
  • <13>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data.
  • <14>SBC25596 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery.
  • <15>SBC20460 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1905. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume I. Volume 1.
  • <16>SBC29226 Verbal communication: J R Linge. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 JRL 11-JUN-74.
  • <17>SBC29227 Verbal communication: F D Colquhoun. 1977. Field Investigators Comments - F2 FDC 08-JUL-77.
  • <18>SBC28615 Unpublished document: Andrew Miller. 1994. RCHME: AP Primary Recording Project.
  • <19>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 8074 2504 (517m by 530m)
Civil Parish HOGGESTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Interpretation: Aerial photographic identification (EBC14045)

Record last edited

Feb 25 2026 12:01PM

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