Monument record 0702700000 - The Lee (village)

Summary

Medieval to modern village of The Lee

Protected Status/Designation

  • Conservation Area: The Lee Conservation Area (DBC7415)

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Type and Period (2)

  • SETTLEMENT (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD? to 1999 AD)
  • VILLAGE (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

Conservation Area designated in 1980 (B1).
The Lee is first mentioned in legal documents in 1181, then again in 1241, 1284 and 1537 (B2).
The village lies on a by-road, on three sides of a village green, on which is a large glacier-borne sandstone rock dug up in the neighbourhood, and erected on a pedestal by the present lord of the manor. The village contains a small number of picturesque houses, farms, and cottages (B3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC23431 Unpublished document: Chiltern District Council. 1981. The Lee Conservation Area.
  • <2>SBC8280 Bibliographic reference: A Mawer & F M Stenton. 1925. PLACE-NAMES OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (ENGLISH PLACE-NAMES SOCIETY VOL 2). Vol 2. p152.
  • <3>SBC20461 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1908. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume II. Volume 2. p345.

Location

Grid reference SP 90018 04252 (point)
Civil Parish THE LEE, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

May 4 2025 7:41PM

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