Monument record 0058900000 - EVERSHAW FARM

Summary

Earthworks of a deserted medieval settlement seen on aerial photographs and presence suggested by historical records. Recorded in Domesday Book.

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Planning Notification Area: Earthworks of Medieval deserted village of Evershaw
SHINE: Medieval village earthworks at Evershaw Farm and adjacent ridge and furrow earthworks

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Type and Period (5)

DESERTED SETTLEMENT (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1798 AD?)
BANK (EARTHWORK) (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
SCARP (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
BOUNDARY DITCH (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
DITCH (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)

Description

AP & FIELD VISIT SUGGEST VILLAGE SITE MAY BE IN 2 FIELDS SE OF FARMHOUSE; HOUSE PLATFORMS SEEN IN FIELD E OF FARM (B8).
NGR TO CENTRE OF AREA (B7).
C13 & EARLIER REFS TO VILLAGE, CHAPEL, WINDMILL OF EVERSHAW (B5).
3-4 HOUSES IN 1755; NOW ONLY THE NAME OF THE FARM & ADJOINING LANDS (B4).
A cripple holds Evershaw from the King in alms for 1 hide. Land for 2 ploughs; they are there, with 2 villagers. The value is and always was 20s. He also held before 1066 (B10).

Part of a probable medieval deserted settlement is visible on remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located in a field immediately adjacent Evershaw Farm and centred at SP 63644 38311, the earthworks comprise several contiguous rectilinear platforms defined by a number of linear scarps or parallel and perpendicular earthworks banks. None of these earthwork features are clearly visible on historic aerial photographs taken in the 1940s (B11).

Sources (12)

---SBC18812 Aerial Photograph: 11/10/46. RAF 20.4189. SP\640370. Yes.
<1>SBC16730 Bibliographic reference: Browne Willis. 1755. The History and Antiquities of the Town, Hundred and Deanry of Buckingham. p156.
<2>SBC6914 Article in serial: Rev W Hastings Kelke. 1855. 'THE DESECRATED CHURCHES OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE - PART 2: DEANERY OF BUCKINGHAM', IN RECS OF BUCKS 1 PP81-85. Vol 1, part 3.
<3>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p265.
<4>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. pp155-156.
<5>SBC4587 Bibliographic reference: ELVEY GR (ED) 1968 LUFFIELD PRIORY CHARTERS PTS I &II IN BUCKSRECSOCISP41FF;197518PPLIV,120,122,136.
<6>SBC1663 Bibliographic reference: BERESFORD MW & HURST JG 1971 DESERTED MEDIEVAL VIL LAGES P 184; MVRG RECORD CARD (FILED).
<7>SBC10628 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD.
<8>SBC12474 Aerial Photograph: RAF 541 Squadron. 1946. RAF Vertical Aerial Photograph, 1946: Run 20, frame 4189. Yes.
<9>SBC6884 Bibliographic reference: KEALEY EJ ? HARVESTING THE AIR; WINDMILL PIONEERS IN C12 ENGLAND PP214-5 (PHOTOCOPY IN CAS FILE).
<10>SBC4271 Bibliographic reference: John Morris (ed). 1978. Domesday Book: Buckinghamshire. 57:6.
<11>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP63NW Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2019 SP6338.

Location

Grid reference	SP 63600 38300 (point)
Civil Parish	BIDDLESDEN, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (3)

Event - Survey: (EBC13272)
Event - Survey: (EBC13986)
Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 7768) (EBC18304)

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Nov 14 2024 5:53PM