Monument record 0055501000 - ST PETER'S CHAPEL, QUARRENDON
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- CHAPEL (12th Century to 16th Century - 1100 AD to 1599 AD)
Description
Plan Form - Subrectangular.
Originally an appendage to Bierton; founded by John Farnham c.1392 (B1).
Church altered & decorated by Sir Henry Lee at end of C16 but soon fell into decay. Last burial: 1803 (B7).
In 1419 church exempted from tithes either due to poverty or Papal favour (B10).
Virtually a private chapel of the Lees (B11).
Interpretation of RCHME topographic survey. Speculation as to possible earlier origin, as early as C7 villa regalis - chapel already existed by early C12: single reference in registers of the Bishop of Lincoln; distinctive, inconvenient location on edge of the floodplain of a tributary of the Thame, set apart from secular settlement pattern. Dedication to St Peter - characteristic of early foundations (B18).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC8026 Bibliographic reference: Daniel & Samuel Lysons. 1813. Magna Britannia: Being a Concise Topographical Account of the Several Counties of Great Britain (Volume 1 Part 3 Buckinghamshire). pp623-624.
- <7>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. pp100-102.
- <10>SBC1641 Bibliographic reference: BERESFORD M W 1953 NOTES ON BUCKS DMV'S (IN CAS FI LE 0000).
- <11>SBC1635 Bibliographic reference: BERESFORD M W & ST JOSEPH J K 1958 MEDIEVAL ENGLAN D,AN AERIAL SURVEY PP57-59,116-117.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 80100 15900 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | QUARRENDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: (EBC14147)
Record last edited
Nov 14 2024 9:48PM
