Monument record 0933300000 - Marsh Gibbon village
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Conservation Area: Marsh Gibbon Conservation Area
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Type and Period (2)
- (Former Type) VILL (Recorded 1086, 11th Century - 1000 AD to 1099 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
In Marsh [Gibbon] the monks of Grestain hold 11 hides from the Count [of Mortain]. Land for 13 ploughs; in lordship 4 hides; 3 ploughs there. 17 villagers with 3 smallholders have 10 ploughs. 8 slaves. In total, the value is and always was £8. Ulf son of Borgred held this manor; he could sell. A man of Bondi the Constable's had 1/2 hide there; he could sell.
In Marsh [Gibbon] Alric holds 4 hides from William [son of Ansculf] as one manor. Land for 5 ploughs; in lordship 2. 5 villagers with 3 smallholders have 3 ploughs. 3 slaves; meadow for 5 ploughs; woodland, 30 pigs. The value is and always was 70s. He held it himself before 1066, but now he holds it from William at a revenue, harshly and wretchedly (B1).
NGR to centre of village.
Over 30 houses burnt in a fire at Marsh Gibbon in June 1740 (B2).
Conservation Area designated on 16th July 1980. See summary (B3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC4271 Bibliographic reference: John Morris (ed). 1978. Domesday Book: Buckinghamshire. 12:29, 17:16.
- <2>SBC23484 Article in serial: Unknown. 1927. 'Concerning an 18th Century Village Fire and a Bucks Spa', in Recs of Bucks 12 pp1-4. Vol 12, part 1.
- <3>SBC23697 Bibliographic reference: Aylesbury Vale District Council. 2008. Marsh Gibbon Conservation Area Summary.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 647 231 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MARSH GIBBON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jun 7 2018 8:14AM
