Monument record 0855500000 - Burnham
Summary
Medieval and post-medieval settlement of Burnham, recorded in Domesday Book.
Protected Status/Designation
- Conservation Area: Burnham Conservation Area
- Planning Notification Area: Historic town core of Burnham
Map
Type and Period (4)
- (Former Type) VILL (Recorded 1086, 11th Century - 1000 AD to 1099 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 1999 AD)
- TOWN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- VILLAGE (Post-Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
Walter [son of Othere] holds Burnham himself. It answers for 18 hides. Land for 15 ploughs; in lordship 3 hides; 3 ploughs there. 28 villagers with 7 smallholders have 12 ploughs. 2 slaves; meadow for 3 ploughs; woodland, 600 pigs and plough-shares. Total value £10; when acquired £6; before 1066 £10. Aelmer, a thane of King Edward's, held this manor (B1).
NGR to centre of Burnham village.
Conservation Area designated in 1977 and revised 2002 (B2-3).
Historic towns characterisation project report (B4).
Sources (6)
- <1>SBC4271 Bibliographic reference: John Morris (ed). 1978. Domesday Book: Buckinghamshire. 29:3.
- <2>SBC23420 Map: South Bucks District Council. 2002?. Burnham Conservation Area.
- <2>SBC26314 Bibliographic reference: South Bucks District Council. 2002. Burnham Conservation Area.
- <3>SBC2224 Bibliographic reference: Beaconsfield District Council. 1977. BURNHAM & HUNTERCOMBE CONSERVATION AREAS V51 & V52.
- <4>SBC23741 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Council. 2011. Burnham: Historic Town Assessment Report.
- <5>SBC24376 Unpublished document: Dorothy Blackman & 'Burnham Historians'. 1984. Yesterday's Town: Burnham.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 931 825 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Dec 22 2022 9:56AM
