Monument record 0080200000 - ST.LEONARD'S CHAPEL
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Archaeological Notification Area: Site of Medieval manorial chapel of St Leonard (DBC9344)
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Type and Period (1)
- CHAPEL (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
Description
FORMER CHAPEL, DEDICATED TO ST.LEONARD; ON THE SPOT WHERE STOOD THE GREENHOUSE OF THE COUNTESS OF HERTFORD (AFTER DUCHESS OF SOMERSET). " ... At Richings Lodge, on the spot where the greenhouse stood, was formerly a chapel, dedicated to St Leonard" (B1).
NOTHING OF SIGNIFICANCE NOTED AT ALLEGED CHAPEL SITE. NO REFERENCE TO CHAPEL FOUND DURING RECORDING. EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A MANOR CHAPEL (B2).
(TQ 02997875) St Leonard's Chapel (NR) (site of) (B3).
In the 15th c, lands in Iver were held by the Richkings family, and may have formed the nucleus of Richings estate consisting of lands and a capital messuage called 'Richings Lodge'. The house was burnt down c 1786 and rebuilt on a fresh site (B4).
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC8026 Bibliographic reference: Daniel & Samuel Lysons. 1813. Magna Britannia: Being a Concise Topographical Account of the Several Counties of Great Britain (Volume 1 Part 3 Buckinghamshire). p586.
- <2>SBC11283 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD TQ07 NW 7 (IN CAS ENVELOPE FILE 080 2).
- <3>SBC27454 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. Ordnance Survey Map (6" /1960). Map.
- <4>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3.
- <5>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 2005.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 02990 78750 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | IVER, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Mar 26 2026 2:32PM
