Landscape record 0635600000 - Open fields, Beachampton
Summary
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).
Geophysical survey carried out by Magnitude Surveys in June 2022 identified traces of former ridge and furrow west of Potash Farm (B3).
Subsequent evaluation trial trenching by Cotswold Archaeology in September and October 2022 identified the remains of 13 plough furrows aligned NE-SW in 10 trenches. The only stratified find was a single sherd of Brill/Boarstall pottery from the fill of a furrow in Trench 1. See report for detail (B4).
Sources (4)
- <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SBC19212 Unpublished document: David Hall. 1994-99.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SBC23004 Unpublished document: Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. 2007.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.
- <3>SBC26871 Unpublished document: Magnitude Surveys. 2022. Geophysical Survey Report: Potash Farm, Buckinghamshire.
- <4>SBC26872 Unpublished document: Cotswold Archaeology. 2022. Land off Stratford Road, Beachampton: Archaeological Evaluation.
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 (3)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation trial trenching at Potash Farm (Ref: POTF22) (EBC18650)
- Event - Survey: Geophysical survey at Potash Farm, Beachampton (Ref: MSSP1318) (EBC18649)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief on Beachampton to Shenley water pipeline (Ref: 847/SGB/1) (EBC16893)
Record last edited
Aug 28 2024 8:46PM
