Landscape record 0634700000 - Open fields, Hulcott

Summary

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

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Hulcott parish (DBC8676)
  • Planning Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Hulcott parish (DBC8674)
  • Planning Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Hulcott parish (DBC8675)
  • Planning Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Hulcott parish (DBC8677)
  • Planning Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Hulcott parish (DBC8678)
  • Planning Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Hulcott parish (DBC8679)
  • SHINE: Hulcott parish medieval ridge and furrow earthworks (DBC7837)
  • SHINE: Hulcott parish medieval ridge and furrow earthworks (DBC8347)

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Type and Period (6)

  • OPEN FIELD (Enclosed 1779, 11th Century to 18th Century - 1000 AD to 1799 AD)
  • RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)
  • FURLONG BOUNDARY (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
  • BOUNDARY DITCH (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
  • PLOUGH HEADLAND (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
  • DITCH (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)

Description

Block(s) of surviving ridge and furrow of Hulcott parish, enclosed 1779. Total acreage (1995): 19% survival - 140 acres. Assessment made for Monuments Protection Programme (MPP) (B1)

Contiguous blocks of medieval and/or post medieval ridge and furrow cultivation, remnants of the former common open-field system, is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as earthworks in Hulcott parish and was mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604). (2-14).

Sources (14)

  • <1>SBC19212 Unpublished document: David Hall. 1994-99. Draft MPP Documentation for Midlands Open Fields Project.
  • <2>SBC27085 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2025. RAF-AC275 V 5039 07-MAR-1943.
  • <3>SBC27175 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2025. RAF-106G-UK-683 RS 4037 23-AUG-1945.
  • <4>SBC27219 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2025. RAF-106G-UK-683 RS 4040 23-AUG-1945.
  • <5>SBC27220 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2025. RAF-106G-UK-683 RS 4042 23-AUG-1945.
  • <6>SBC27211 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2025. RAF-540-1269 F21 0043 12-MAR-1954.
  • <7>SBC27154 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2025. RAF-541-272 RS 4252 21-JUN-1949.
  • <8>SBC27090 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2025. RAF-541-272 RS 4254 21-JUN-1949.
  • <9>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP81NE Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2021 SP8515-SP8517.
  • <10>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP81NE Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2021 SP8615-SP8616.
  • <11>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP81NW Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2021 SP8415-SP8417.
  • <12>SBC25596 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery. 13-APR-2010 SP8416.
  • <13>SBC25596 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery. 05-APR-2020 SP8416.
  • <14>SBC25596 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery. 04-JUN-2023 SP8616.

Location

Grid reference SP 850 167 (point)
Civil Parish HULCOTT, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 9179) (EBC18604)

Record last edited

Mar 5 2025 1:46PM

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