Monument record 0420806014 - Northampton Drive, Deer Park, Stowe

Summary

Nineteenth century driveway crosses dam to Roothouse River Pond

Protected Status/Designation

  • SHINE: Stowe medieval to post medieval landscape garden, medieval deserted villages of Lamport & Boycott, shrunken village of Daford, also moats, manors and fishponds, ridge and furrow earthworks & cropmarks, and areas of ancient semi natural woodland (DBC7454)

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Type and Period (1)

  • DRIVE (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

English Heritage's survey of Stowe undertaken in 2001 notes that the 19th century carriageway, Northampton Drive, passes over the scarp (40m long x 0.5m-0.8m high) which forms the earthwork dam retaining the Roothouse River Pond. Northampton Dirve brought visitors to Stowe through the Ridings and Woody Park (B2).

Sources (3)

  • ---SBC10383 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1958. OS 1958 6IN MAP. 1:10,560.
  • ---SBC20023 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001. Stowe Park, Stowe, Buckinghamshire: An Archaeological Survey by English Heritage (Survey Report).
  • <2>SBC20024 Unpublished document: Hazel Riley. 2001. Stowe Park, Stowe, Buckinghamshire: An Archaeological Survey by English Heritage (Site Gazetteer). AI/21/2001.

Location

Grid reference SP 6760 3910 (point)
Civil Parish STOWE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Aug 25 2009 11:45AM

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