Monument record 0057000000 - RIVER BANK, ICKFORD BRIDGE

Summary

Raised platform of defensive nature near the river at Ickford Bridge. Probably of Civil War date to guard the bridge. Stone fireplace and bones, supposedly animal, found circa 1830.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Archaeological Notification Area: Earthworks of Civil War battery, constructed to defend Ickford Bridge (DBC9138)
  • Local Heritage List 3031: RIVER BANK, ICKFORD BRIDGE (DBC10334)
  • SHINE: Ickford 17th century bridge and Civil War battery earthwork (DBC7845)

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Type and Period (1)

  • BATTERY (Civil War - 1640 AD? to 1649 AD?)

Description

Plan Form - D SHAPED
At Ickford Bridge, near the river bank, are the remains of some earthworks of which nothing is known. In about 1830, when a portion of the embankment was being removed, a fire place formed of stone, together with some bones supposedly of animals in a calcined state, were discovered. (B1).
SLIGHTLY RAISED PLATFORM WITH STRONG CURVED PERIMETER BANK AROUND W, S, E SIDES. NO OUTER DITCH. RESEMBLES CIVIL WAR EARTHWORK WITH SOLE PURPOSE OF GUARDING ICKFORD BRIDGE (B2).



(SP 6481 0661) Earthwork (NR) (B3).
Civil War Site? (B4)

Slopes surveyed at (SP 6481 0661); Believed to be Cromewellian. Earthwork visible on Aps (b9)(b7) (b8). (B5)

A very slightly raised platform with a strong curved perimeter bank around the W., S and E sides. There is no outer ditch. It most esembles a Civil War earthwork but its sole purpose must have been to guard Ickford bridge. See GP. Surveyed at 1/2500 (B6).

NRHE Insert 1997 (B10).

This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Sources (13)

  • ---SBC17402 Aerial Photograph: 10/02/92. BCM A15/13/13-15. SP\649066. Yes.
  • ---SBC18943 Aerial Photograph: 01/04/57. RAF 85.2123 (CO.LIB). SP\648066.
  • ---SBC19734 Photograph: Photograph of earthworks held by NMR.
  • <1>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p390.
  • <2>SBC11314 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. 1971. OS RECORD CARD, FEB 1971.
  • <3>SBC28477 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1967. OS 1" 7th Series 158. 1967.
  • <4>SBC28478 Map: C W Philips. VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION - Rec 6" (C W Phillips Undated).
  • <5>SBC28479 Unpublished document: T Jones. 1956. VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION - Ordnance Survey Small Scale Reviser (T Jones 6.4.56).
  • <6>SBC28480 Verbal communication: Norman Victor Quinnell. 1971. Field Investigator Comments - F1 NVQ 19-FEB-71.
  • <7>SBC28482 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1379 3018/9 4.4.46.
  • <8>SBC28481 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1950. RAF 541/479 4011-12 7.4.50.
  • <9>SBC28483 Verbal communication: Mr Black. Mr Black.
  • <10>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 64800 06608 (64m by 49m) (2 map features)
Civil Parish ICKFORD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Dec 1 2025 11:58AM

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