Monument record 0626100000 - SOUTH EAST OF MANOR FARM

Summary

Medieval field boundaries, tracks hollow-ways and ditches recorded as earthworks in field visit and visible on aerial photographs

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Type and Period (5)

  • FIELD BOUNDARY (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
  • DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
  • TRACKWAY (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
  • HOLLOW WAY (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
  • SHRUNKEN VILLAGE? (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD)

Description

EARTHWORKS IN FIELD TO SE OF MANOR FARM APPEAR TO CONSIST OF A COMBINATION OF HOLLOWAYS, FIELD BOUNDARIES AND POSSIBLE CLOSES. AT THE SOUTH OF THE FIELD A NE-SW DITCH OR TRACK (1) WITH BANK ON NORTH, CONTINUES TO THE NE AS MULTIPLE TRACKS WITH A RIGHT ANGLED BEND (2). TO THE N A SINUOUS N-S HOLLOWAY (3) RUNS FROM THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE FIELD TOWARDS THE S CORNER. A SLIGHT NW-S SCARP (4) AT THE W EDGE OF THE FIELD IS PROBABLY AN OLD FIELD BOUNDARY. A NE-SW BANK WITH A DITCH TO S (5) AT THE N OF THE FIELD IS POSSIBLY A BOUNDARY OF MANOR FARM TO THE N. A POSSIBLE MINOR CROSSROADS NEAR THE S CORNER OF THE FIELD AT THE JUNCTION OF TRACK (1) AND HOLLOWAY (3)(B1).

Earthwork banks, ditches and hollow way on the southern side of Edlesborough adjacent to two medieval moated sites (NRHE 346356 and 346361) which may be remains of medieval village shrinkage which is visible on aerial photographs aerial photographs taken in 2009 as part of the Historic England Aerial Reconnaissance programme (2).
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence (3).

Sources (4)

  • ---SBC28443 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2009. Historic England 2009 oblique aerial photograph.
  • <1>XYSBC14983 Unpublished document: Mike Farley (BCM). 1997. SWAINSBURY T & FARLEY M E (BCM) FEB 1997 NOTES OF SITE VISIT. [Mapped feature: #33502 ]
  • <2>SBC28442 Verbal communication: Fiona Small (Historic England Air Photo Interpreter). 2018. Information from 2009 Historic England aerial photographs.
  • <3>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 97615 19067 (258m by 350m) (2 map features)
Civil Parish EDLESBOROUGH, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: EH Aerial Reconnaissance (South): 2009-10 (Ref: 1608221) (EBC18826)
  • Event - Survey: Site visit to earthworks SE of Manor Farm (EBC14079)

Record last edited

Dec 2 2025 9:08AM

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