Landscape record 0634000000 - Open Fields, Shipton Lee township
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Archaeological Notification Area: Medieval deserted settlement of Shipton Lee. (DBC8933)
- Archaeological Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Shipton Lee township (DBC8511)
- Archaeological Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Shipton Lee township (DBC8509)
- Archaeological Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Shipton Lee township (DBC8714)
- Archaeological Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Shipton Lee township (DBC8510)
- Archaeological Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Shipton Lee township (DBC8512)
- Archaeological Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Shipton Lee township (DBC10092)
- Local Heritage List 3130: Open Fields, Shipton Lee township (DBC10401)
- SHINE: Quainton parish medieval ridge and furrow earthworks (DBC7940)
- SHINE: Quainton parish medieval ridge and furrow earthworks (DBC11118)
Map
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
Block(s) of surviving ridge and furrow of the township of Shipton Lee, enclosed 1840 (Quainton). Total acreage (figures include stats. for Shipton Lee and Denham townships combined) (1995): 26% survival - 700 acres; (1999): 23% survival - 600 acres. Assessment made for the Monuments Protection Programme (MPP), (further details of documentary and cartographic sources) (B1-2).
Sources (4)
- ---SBC19220 Aerial Photograph: Cambridge University Committee for Aeriel Photography. 1999. Shipton lee, MPP Open Fields Project. SP745210.
- <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SBC19212 Unpublished document: David Hall. 1994-99.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 7305 2171 (2433m by 2067m) |
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Civil Parish | QUAINTON, 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
Oct 20 2025 12:15PM