Monument record 0062100000 - AVERINGDOWN

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Possible deserted medieval settlement recorded in historical documents

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Type and Period (2)

  • DESERTED SETTLEMENT? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • (Former Type) VILL (Recorded 1086, 11th Century - 1000 AD to 1099 AD)

Description

WEST WYCOMBE ONCE CALLED HAVERINGDON /HANINGDON (B1). HANECHEDENE ASSESSED IN DOMESDAY. CHURCH ORIGINALLY BUILT FOR THE NUMEROUS TITHINGS (INC PRESENT WEST WYC) OF THE WIDELY SCATTERED MANOR, IN HAVERYNGDON TITHING (PATENT 1393)(B2-4). VILLAGE TRADITIONALLY IN WHITE CLOSE (B5). DELETED FROM DMV LIST; NO TRACE (B6).
In Hanechedene Theodwald held 3 hides from the Bishop [of Bayeux]. Now it is in the King's revenue. Land for 7 ploughs; in lordship 1/2 hide; 2 ploughs there. 6 villagers with 3 smallholders and 5 slaves have 5 ploughs. The total value is and was 100s; before 1066, £4. Fridbert, Earl Leofwin's man, held 1/2 hide, which was wrongfully taken from them before 1066 (B10).

Sources (10)

  • <1>SBC8035 Bibliographic reference: LYSONS D & S 1813 MAGNA BRITANNIA P678.
  • <2>SBC7806 Bibliographic reference: LIPSCOMB 3 PP659-660.
  • <3>SBC15658 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 3 PP136,138.
  • <4>SBC3051 Bibliographic reference: COCKER E 1963 AVERINGDOWN:THE STUDY OF A LOST VILLAGE (COPY,& CORRESPONDENCE,FILED).
  • <5>SBC6103 Photograph: HARMAN H 1934 NOTES ON WEST WYCOMBE PP17-20 (PHOTO COPY FILED).
  • <6>SBC11232 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SU89 NW11,OCT 1972,FILED.
  • <7>SBC12205 Bibliographic reference: PIKE A R SEPT 1988.
  • <8>SBC3985 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1986. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKS; WYCOMBE: PARISHES OF FAWLEY &C.
  • <9>SBC11486 Bibliographic reference: PAGE M (ED) (1996) HANTS RECORD SOCIETY 14 THE PIPE ROLLS OF THE BISHOPRIC OF WINCHESTER 1301-1302, .
  • <10>SBC4271 Bibliographic reference: John Morris (ed). 1978. Domesday Book: Buckinghamshire. 4:20.

Location

Grid reference SU 82500 96400 (point)
Civil Parish WEST WYCOMBE RURAL, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Civil Parish BRADENHAM, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Aug 5 2010 10:08AM

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