Monument record 0859500000 - N of Manor House

Summary

Site of former chalk and possible gravel pit shown on 19th and 20th century maps

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (2)

  • GRAVEL PIT? (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
  • CHALK PIT (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

'Pit' shown on the OS 1st edition 6in (Bucks sheet 41, surveyed 1874-80); 'old gravel pit' shown on the OS 1st edition 25in (Bucks sheet 41.8A, surveyed 1874); 'old chalk pit' shown on OS 6in (surveyed 1940) [B1].
A large, irregular shaped chalk and flint (gravel?) quarry pit approximately 53m long and 25-30m wide at its widest, with an entrance on the western side. Shown on 1847 Bradenham tithe map, but possibly earlier than that. Gazetteer no.156914 (NT SMR no.150561)(B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC20218 Unpublished document: CMAG. 1980(?)-2001. Mineral Extraction Sites in Buckinghamshire. D0162.
  • <2>SBC22455 Unpublished document: Northamptonshire Archaeology. 2004. Bradenham Manor: Archaeological Woodland Survey.

Location

Grid reference SU 82977 96876 (point)
Civil Parish BRADENHAM, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Woodland survey (EBC16622)

Record last edited

Jul 6 2005 4:24PM

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