Monument record 0104700008 - CHURCH FARM, BIERTON
Summary
Features and finds of post-medieval and recent date found during evaluation trial trenching and subsequent excavation
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (4)
- POND (17th Century - 1600 AD? to 1699 AD?)
- FARM BUILDING (Built after 1821, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
- PIT (Modern - 1960 AD? to 1969 AD?)
- WALL (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)
Description
POST-MEDIEVAL FEATURES IDENTIFIED DURING EVALUATION INCLUDED A LARGE DEEP FEATURE WITH C17 POTTERY FROM THE LOWER FILLS, INTERPRETED AS A FARM POND; THE REMAINS OF 19TH CENTURY FARM BUILDINGS, SHOWN ON AN OS MAP OF 1898, BUT NOT ON THE 1821 INCLOSURE MAP; AS WELL AS MORE MODERN DISTURBANCES, INCLUDING A BURIAL PIT FOR DISEASED ANIMALS PROBABLY DATING FROM THE 1960s (B9-10). Subsequent excavation identified the remains of a limestone wall, probably of late medieval or post-medieval date, on a similar alignment to an earlier medieval property boundary and trackway (B12).
Sources (3)
- <9>SBC12459 Unpublished document: Rebecca Roseff (BCMAS). 1996. R ROSEFF 1996 CHURCH FARM BIERTON, BUCKS: ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION INTERIM REPORT.
- <10>SBC12458 Unpublished document: Rebecca Roseff (BCMAS). 1996. R ROSEFF 1996 CHURCH FARM, BIERTON, BUCKS: ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION.
- <12>SBC19083 Unpublished document: Tempus Reparatum. 1996. An Interim Statement on the Archaeological Excavations at Church Farm, Bierton, Aylesbury, Bucks..
Location
| Grid reference | SP 83503 15333 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BIERTON WITH BROUGHTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (3)
- VESSEL (17th Century to 19th Century - 1600 AD to 1899 AD)
- ROOF TILE (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
- TOBACCO PIPE (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation trial trenching (EBC16056)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation (EBC16057)
Record last edited
Feb 26 2022 7:09PM
