Monument record 0923800000 - RECREATION GROUND, WING

Summary

SITE OF FORMER PIT SHOWN ON 19TH CENTURY MAPS. The gravel pit is visible on remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604).

Protected Status/Designation

  • SHINE: Multi-period remains including site of medieval manor, associated designed garden & ponds, ridge and furrow, Civil War earthworks and WWI practice trenches (DBC7467)

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Type and Period (1)

  • GRAVEL PIT (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

'GRAVEL PIT' SHOWN ON 6IN OS 1ST EDITION (BUCKS SHEET 24, SURVEYED 1879); 25IN OS 1ST EDITION (BUCKS SHEET 24.6, SURVEYED 1879) [B1]

A post-medieval gravel pit is visible on remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604). Located on the Recreation Ground in Wing village and centred at SP 88324 22532, the irregularly shaped extraction pit covers about 6,707 square metres in area. Recorded on the 1880- dated 1st edition OS map, but not on the 2nd edition, the infilled remains of the pit are only visible on remote sensing data as extremely slight and subtle earthworks that are not visible on aerial photographs taken in 2024 (2-5).

Sources (5)

  • <1>SBC20218 Unpublished document: CMAG. 1980(?)-2001. Mineral Extraction Sites in Buckinghamshire. D2414.
  • <2>SBC26839 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2024. US-7PH-GP-LOC157 FV 7013 25-JAN-1944.
  • <3>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP82SE Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2020 SP8822.
  • <4>SBC25776 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 25 inch (1:2500) scale map. Map. , Buckinghamshire XXIV.6 dated 1880.
  • <5>SBC26495 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1893-1915. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 scale Epoch 2 map. Buckinghamshire XXIV.6 dated 1899.

Location

Grid reference SP 88315 22543 (point)
Civil Parish WING, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 9179) (EBC18604)

Record last edited

Apr 13 2025 5:01PM

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