Landscape record 0633400000 - Open fields, Creslow

Summary

Ridge and furrow from medieval to post-medieval open field system in Creslow parish

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Creslow parish (DBC8748)
  • Planning Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Creslow parish (DBC8687)

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Type and Period (2)

  • OPEN FIELD (Enclosed 1486-1554, 11th Century to 16th Century - 1000 AD to 1599 AD)
  • RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)

Description

Large block of surviving ridge and furrow in parish of Creslow (single township), enclosed between 1486 and 1554 (non parliamentary). Total acreage (1995): 37% survival - 328 acres; (1999): 33% survival - 285 acres. Assessment made for Monuments Protection Programme (MPP). (Further details of docummentary and cartographic sources) (B1-2).

Sources (5)

  • ---SBC19214 Aerial Photograph: Cambridge University Committee for Aeriel Photography. 1999. Creslow, MPP Open Fields Project. SP815215.
  • ---SBC20733 Aerial Photograph: Michael Farley. 2001. 2001 oblique AP by Mike Farley. SP81102191. Yes.
  • <1>SBC19212 Unpublished document: David Hall. 1994-99. Draft MPP Documentation for Midlands Open Fields Project.
  • <2>SBC19211 Bibliographic reference: David Hall. 2001. Turning The Plough.
  • <3>SBC24910 Bibliographic reference: Gloucestershire County Council. 2012. Turning The Plough Update Assessment 2012.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 818 216 (1530m by 1466m)
Civil Parish CRESLOW, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Aeriel Photography for MPP Open Fields Project (EBC15776)

Record last edited

May 3 2022 2:18PM

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