Monument record 0055800000 - QUARRENDON

Summary

Historical records of medieval park

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Type and Period (2)

  • PARK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • DEER PARK (First mentioned 1276, 13th Century to 15th Century - 1200 AD? to 1499 AD?)

Description

IN 1276 JOHN FITZJOHN, BY VIRTUE OF A GRANT FROM HENRY III, MADE A PARK AT QUARRENDON WITHIN THE FOREST BOUNDS (B1).
QUARRENDON IS NOW A DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGE & THE PARK SITE MAY LIE CLOSE TO THE MANOR HOUSE EARTHWORK, S OF THE CHURCH RUINS (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC15834 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 4 P101.
  • <2>SBC2326 Article in serial: L M Cantor and J Hatherly. 1977. 'THE MEDIEVAL PARKS OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE', in Records of Buckinghamshire 20. Vol 20 part 3. pp433,446, Fig 2 (37).

Location

Grid reference SP 80500 15500 (point)
Civil Parish QUARRENDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Aug 2 2011 12:03PM

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