Monument record 0259702000 - SOUTH END, LECKHAMPSTEAD house platforms
Summary
Medieval house platforms recorded on aerial photographs and property boundary seen in field survey, along with much medieval pottery
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- HOUSE PLATFORM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Description
PART OF SHRUNKEN VILLAGE OF LIMES END MANOR (3). HOUSE PLATFORMS VISIBLE ON APS (1).
387 sherds of pottery were recovered during fieldwalking in the field north of the road. The concentrations of medieval pottery were found in the south of the field just to the west of Barretts End Cottages. There is also a clear, linear discolouration in the soil passing through the centre of the field on an axis between Wetherhead Farm and Home Farm which reveals the back boundary of the tofts.(4, 5)
Sources (6)
- ---SBC17702 Aerial Photograph: 22/04/63. CUC AGV 71. SP\731736. Yes.
- ---SBC18804 Aerial Photograph: 11/06/46. RAF 20.4179. SP\726380. Yes.
- <2>SBC510 Bibliographic reference: ARP 1977(14 FEB) FIELD VISIT.
- <3>SBC2786 Graphic material: CHADBURN ADB 1984 PARISH SURVEY OF LECKHAMPSTEAD P P35-9,53-4, 79-80 (& SKETCH OF EARTHWORKS) IN CAS.
- <4>SBC19693 Unpublished document: Richard Jones. 2002. Whittlewood Project: Fieldwalking Report 2000-2002 - The Pottery Part 2.
- <5>SBC19692 Unpublished document: Richard Jones. 2002. Whittlewood Project: Fieldwalking 2002-2002 - The Pottery Part 1.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 73122 37196 (1m by 1m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LECKHAMPSTEAD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- SHERD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Survey: (EBC13272)
- Event - Survey: (EBC13447)
- Event - Intervention: Fieldwalking for Whittlewood Project (EBC16205)
- Event - Survey: Parish survey (EBC13925)
Record last edited
Mar 12 2019 11:27AM
