Monument record 0935400000 - Preston Bissett village

Summary

Medieval and post-medieval settlement of Preston Bissett, recorded in Domesday Book

Protected Status/Designation

  • Conservation Area: Preston Bissett Conservation Area

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

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

Ansgot of Rots holds Preston [Bissett] from the Bishop [of Bayeux]. It answers for 15 hides. Land for 8 ploughs; in lordship 3. 11 villagers with 7 smallholders have 5 ploughs. 6 slaves; 1 mill at 32d; meadow for 8 ploughs; woodland, 200 pigs. Value 100s; when acquired £4; before 1066 as much. Wiglaf, Earl Leofwin's man, held this manor; he could sell (B1).
NGR to centre of village.
Conservation Area designated on 16th October 1991. See summary (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC4271 Bibliographic reference: John Morris (ed). 1978. Domesday Book: Buckinghamshire. 4:35.
  • <2>SBC23744 Bibliographic reference: Aylesbury Vale District Council. 2008. Preston Bissett Conservation Area Summary.

Location

Grid reference SP 657 297 (point)
Civil Parish PRESTON BISSETT, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Record last edited

Sep 12 2017 9:47AM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the Heritage Portal maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.