Landscape record 0635600000 - Open fields, Beachampton

Summary

Remains of ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Beachampton parish

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Beachampton parish
  • Planning Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Beachampton parish
  • Planning Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Beachampton parish
  • Planning Notification Area: Ridge and furrow of medieval to post-medieval open field system in Beachampton parish
  • SHINE: Earthworks of medieval ridge and furrow NE of Beachampton
  • SHINE: Earthworks of medieval ridge and furrow SW of Beachampton

Map

Type and Period (2)

  • OPEN FIELD (Enclosed (date unknown - non-parl.), 11th Century to Post-Medieval - 1000 AD to 1798 AD)
  • RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)

Description

Block(s) of surviving ridge and furrow of Beachampton parish, enclosed (date unknown - non-parliamentary). Total acreage (1995) 17% survival - 259 acres. Assessment made for Monuments Protection Programme (MPP) (B1).
Ridge-and-furrow was stripped and planned in pipeline from Beachampton to Shenley (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC19212 Unpublished document: David Hall. 1994-99. Draft MPP Documentation for Midlands Open Fields Project.
  • <2>SBC23004 Unpublished document: Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. 2007. Archaeological Watching Brief: Beachampton to Shenley Grounds Replacement Water Main.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 772 369 (841m by 38m)
Civil Parish BEACHAMPTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Watching brief on Beachampton to Shenley water pipeline (Ref: 847/SGB/1) (EBC16893)

Record last edited

May 9 2023 2:36PM

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