Landscape record 0634100000 - Open Fields, Denham township

Summary

Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in township of Denham

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in township of Denham
  • Planning Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in township of Denham
  • Planning Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in township of Denham
  • Planning Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in township of Denham

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Type and Period (2)

  • OPEN FIELD (Enclosed 1840, 11th Century to 19th Century - 1000 AD to 1899 AD)
  • RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)

Description

Large block of surviving ridge and furrow of the township of Denham, enclosed 1840 (Quainton). Total acreage (combined with stats. for Shipton Lee township) (1995): 26% survival - 700 acres; (1999): 23% survival - 600 acres. Assessment made for Monuments Protection Programme (MPP), (Further details of documentary and cartographic sources) (B1-2).
Township boundary mapped (B3).

Sources (5)

  • ---SBC19219 Aerial Photograph: Cambridge University Committee for Aeriel Photography. 1999. Denham township, MPP Open Fields Project. SP745210.
  • <1>SBC19211 Bibliographic reference: David Hall. 2001. Turning The Plough.
  • <2>SBC19212 Unpublished document: David Hall. 1994-99. Draft MPP Documentation for Midlands Open Fields Project.
  • <3>SBC23932 Graphic material: Sandy Kidd. 2010. Composite map showing mid 19th extent of Quainton and Denham township.
  • <4>SBC24910 Bibliographic reference: Gloucestershire County Council. 2012. Turning The Plough Update Assessment 2012.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7591 2100 (1494m by 3187m)
Civil Parish QUAINTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

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

Record last edited

May 3 2022 2:22PM

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