Monument record 0702400000 - Loosley Row
Summary
Medieval or post-medieval to modern settlement of Loosley Row.
Protected Status/Designation
- Conservation Area: Loosley Row Conservation Area (DBC7280)
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Type and Period (2)
- SETTLEMENT (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD? to 1999 AD)
- HAMLET (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1798 AD?)
Description
Conservation Area designated in 1988. See Conservation Area character survey for detail (B1).
The civil parish of Princes Risborough contains the hamlets of Longwick, Lacey Green, Looseley Row, and Speen. The hamlet of Lacey Green, with Looseley Row and Speen, was formed into an ecclesiastical parish in 1851 (B2).
'Loosley Row' is marked on OS maps from 1812 onwards (B3).
Loosley Row is first mentioned in a legal document in 1241, and again in the 16th century (B4).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC23269 Bibliographic reference: Wycombe District Council. 2000. Loosley Row Conservation Area Character Survey.
- <2>SBC20461 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1908. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume II. Volume 2. pp260, 267.
- <3>SBC27303 Verbal communication: Julia Wise (BC). 2025. Information from historic OS mapping.
- <4>SBC8280 Bibliographic reference: A Mawer & F M Stenton. 1925. PLACE-NAMES OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (ENGLISH PLACE-NAMES SOCIETY VOL 2). Vol 2. pp173-174.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 81610 00540 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LACEY GREEN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
May 4 2025 6:19PM
