Building record 0063004000 - BARN AT NOTLEY FARM

Summary

A medieval barn at Notley Farm, which was probably associated with the nearby abbey. A possible approximate date for the building may be circa 1400. It is constructed of rubble stone walls, with the north wall being partly weatherboarded and comprises six bays. The main roof covering is tile except to a stone built wing, which has a corrugated iron roof. The interior roof construction features five arch-braced cruck trusses. There is a further barn at the main Abbey site, which was converted from a former refectory (also known as a frater)- for that building and further details of the main Abbey site see record 342553.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II*) 1289035: BARN AT NOTLEY FARM (DBC3066)

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Type and Period (3)

  • BARN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CRUCK BARN (15th Century - 1400 AD? to 1499 AD?)
  • (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED BARN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

Plan Form - RECTANGULAR
Grade II+. Medieval, probably the Abbey barn. Six bays, rubble stone south wall and east gable, north wall part weather-boarding. Tiled roof. Stone wing at west end with corrugated iron roof. Interior: five arch-braced cruck trusses, the blades terminating above collars carrying lower purlins and struts supporting second collar carrying upper purlin (B20).
Agricultural use. 5 cruck trusses with blades jointed diagonally. Arch-braced truss present. Source: R.W. Evans, Buckinghamshire CC (B21).

Dr Nat Alcock notes that this barn may possibly date to around 1400 (B68).

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 (5)

  • ---SBC17908 Aerial Photograph: 06/03/85. CUC RC8-HH-225 (501). SP\704095. Yes.
  • <20>SBC3646 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1981. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p15.
  • <21>SBC23395 Digital archive: Vernacular Architecture Group. 2004 onwards. Vernacular Architecture Group: Cruck Database.
  • <67>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 1998; Update 2004, 2010.
  • <68>SBC29665 Verbal communication: Dr Nat Alcock. 2010. Comments from Dr Nat Alcock regarding barn at Notley Abbey.

Location

Grid reference SP 71346 09232 (point)
Civil Parish LONG CRENDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Site visit by EH Field Monument Warden (EBC13831)

Record last edited

Sep 8 2026 4:03PM

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