Monument record 0636003000 - 18th Century Field System, W of Home Farm, Stowe

Summary

Boundary ditch from eighteenth century field system cuts through ridge and furrow recorded in field survey

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

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Type and Period (1)

  • DITCH (18th Century - 1700 AD? to 1799 AD)

Description

The English Heritage survey of Stowe undertaken in 2001 notes the ridge and furrow in this field also the presence of a ditch which is evidence for the division of this field posisbly in the 18th centuiry. The field was part of Home Farm and on the 1850 Tithe award the fields are shown under pasture. (1)

Sources (2)

  • ---SBC20023 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001. Stowe Park, Stowe, Buckinghamshire: An Archaeological Survey by English Heritage (Survey Report).
  • <1>SBC20024 Unpublished document: Hazel Riley. 2001.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 6684 3750 (point)
Civil Parish STOWE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Aug 25 2009 11:45AM

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