Monument record 0058901000 - EVERSHAW FARM

Summary

Twelfth and thirteenth century records of chapel

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  • SHINE: Medieval village earthworks at Evershaw Farm and adjacent ridge and furrow earthworks (DBC7433)

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Type and Period (1)

  • CHAPEL (12th Century to 13th Century - 1100 AD to 1299 AD)

Description

CHAPEL OF ST NICHOLAS, GIVEN TO LUFFIELD PRIORY C.1180. DESIGNED AS A CHANTRY FOR FOUNDER (HUGH DE EVERSHAW) & FAMILY AS IT IS NAMED IN POPE NICHOLAS'S TAXATION (1291); PROBABLY ALSO USED BY HAMLET'S INHABITANTS FOR SERVICES. NO TRACE LEFT BY C18; SITE USED FOR COMMON PURPOSES (B2).

Sources (3)

  • <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. p84.
  • <5>SBC4566 Monograph: Gerald Elvey (ed). 1968. 'Luffield Priory Charters Part 1', in Bucks Record Society 15. Vol 15. p41ff.
  • <18>SBC29488 Monograph: Gerald Elvey (ed). 1975. 'Luffield Priory Charters, Part 2', in Bucks Record Society 18. Vol 18. ppLIV, 120, 122, 136, 137 &C.

Location

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

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Record last edited

May 10 2026 2:34PM

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