Monument record 0658300000 - Saxon boundary along border of Great and Little Horwood.
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- BOUNDARY BANK (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Description
The 1:10000 map shows the parish boundary, the site runs along this between where the Great Horwood and Little Horwood boundary meet the Winslow Boundary to Cakeford in Great Horwood (B1). Photo evidence shows a bank and ditch running through fields (B2). The bank is on average approximately 2m across with a further 1 1/2m on either side for the ditch. It is on average approximately 1/2m high.
An article tracing the 10th century boundary of Winslow Manor (originally granted by King Offa in 792 AD to the Church of St Albans and re-endowered in 948 AD), suggests that the zig-zagging of the boundary between Little and Great Horwood reflects the furlongs that were in place when the boundary was agreed. The Charter refers to a 'bank' and 'long ditch' (B2)
Sources (3)
- ---SBC19021 Photograph: EJ Bull. 1997. Photos of Saxon Boundary at Winslow. Photo.
- <1>SBC10083 Map: OS 1:10000 MAP 1976..
- <2>SBC20208 Article in serial: E J Bull and Julian Hunt. 1996. 'Rewalking the Tenth-century Perambulation of Winslow Manor', in Recs of Bucks 38 pp90-108. Vol 38. pp101-2.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 7812 3003 (992m by 2578m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLE HORWOOD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | GREAT HORWOOD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Aug 18 2004 3:25PM
