Monument record 0077000000 - FOSCOTT

Summary

Earthworks of possible medieval to post-medieval settlement between church and manor house recorded in field survey.

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Planning Notification Area: Earthworks of shrunken Medieval village and manor of Foscott
SHINE: Foscott Medieval shrunken village earthworks with associated ridge and furrow cultivation, fishponds & manor site, and Foscott Roman villa site

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Type and Period (1)

SETTLEMENT? (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1798 AD?)

Description

REMNANTS OF FORMER SETTLEMENT? ISOLATED CHURCH IN CENTRE OF OPEN GREEN & MANOR HOUSE SOME DISTANCE AWAY (B5).
APS SHOW VILLAGE TRACES IN FIELD NW OF CHURCH & FISHPONDS E OF MANOR HOUSE (B8).
SUBSTANTIAL RECTORY WITH 'KILN HOUSE' C17 (B1).
NGR TO CENTRE OF VILLAGE SITE (B18).

Evidence of shrunken settlement of medieval date is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as extant earthworks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located around the Manor House and the Church at Foscott and centred at SP 71628 35761. Earthworks of former boundaries, a trackway and possible building platforms around the Manor House and former church at Foscott. The ground is very uneven and not all features are clear on Lidar visualisations.

Sources (21)

<1>SBC16677 Bibliographic reference: WILLIS B 1755 HISTORY & ANTIQUITIES OF BUCKINGHAM P188-91.
<2>SBC7719 Bibliographic reference: LIPSCOMB 3 PP 14-15.
<3>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. pp170-172.
<4>SBC13020 Bibliographic reference: RCHM BUCKS 2 PP115-6.
<5>SBC1665 Bibliographic reference: BERESFORD MW & HURST JG 1971 DESERTED MEDIEVAL VIL LAGES P184.
<6>SBC10558 Bibliographic reference: OS FIELD INVESTIGATOR 1971(JAN) INFO ON CAS CARD.
<7>SBC2935 Unpublished document: 1972. CHURCH COMMISSIONER'S PASTORAL MEASURE (1968) NOTICE, JUNE 1972.
<8>SBC8427 Verbal communication: MEF 1976(MARCH) PERS COMM (&SEE APS- CAMB UNIV, ST JOSEPH AVE 101, AGV 68; COPIES AT BCM).
<9>SBC8446 Verbal communication: Michael Farley (BCM). 1979. PERS COMM, JUNE 1979 FOLLOWING SITE VISIT IN APRIL 1979.
<10>SBC19250 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1983. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
<11>SBC4271 Bibliographic reference: John Morris (ed). 1978. Domesday Book: Buckinghamshire.
<12>SBC23358 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2006. NMR Buildings Reports.
<13>SBC23576 Graphic material: Merrick Architects. 1999. Architects' elevation drawings of Foscott Manor.
<14>SBC23577 Graphic material: Acanthus Clews Architects. 2001. Architects' plans and elevation drawings of Foscott Manor.
<15>SBC19002 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1998. Historic Parks and Gardens Register Review.
<16>SBC10010 Map: O.S. 6 INCH (1:10560) MAP 1ST EDITION (1876/83).
<17>SBC23609 Unpublished document: John Moore Heritage Services. 2010. Archaeological Watching Brief at Foscott Old Church, Foscott.
<18>SBC23610 Graphic material: County Museum Archaeological Group. 1975. EARTHWORK SURVEY PLANS.
<19>SBC23611 Unpublished document: County Museum Archaeological Group. 1976. NOTES, PLANS AND PHOTOS OF CHURCHYARD SURVEY.
<20>SBC26393 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1792 RS 4230 11-Oct-1946.
<21>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP7135 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2017-2019 date accessed 25-Feb-2020.

Location

Grid reference	Centred SP 7167 3580 (512m by 462m)
Civil Parish	FOSCOTT, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire