Monument record 0702900000 - Little Horwood village

Summary

Medieval to modern village of Little Horwood.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Archaeological Notification Area: Historic village core of Little Horwood (DBC9497)
  • Conservation Area: Little Horwood Conservation Area (DBC8049)

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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 on 16th October 1991 and revised 11th February 2020. See review document (B1).
'Horwood' is first mentioned in legal documents in a charter of 792, renewed in 948, which granted King Offa's estates in Winslow, Little Horwood, Granborough and possibly Shipton to St Alban's Abbey (B2-3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC23695 Bibliographic reference: Aylesbury Vale District Council. 2020. Little Horwood Conservation Area Review.
  • <2>SBC8280 Bibliographic reference: A Mawer & F M Stenton. 1925. PLACE-NAMES OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (ENGLISH PLACE-NAMES SOCIETY VOL 2). Vol 2. p68.
  • <3>SBC20208 Article in serial: E J Bull and Julian Hunt. 1996. 'Rewalking the Tenth-century Perambulation of Winslow Manor', in Recs of Bucks 38 pp90-108. Vol 38.

Location

Grid reference SP 79221 30718 (point)
Civil Parish LITTLE HORWOOD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

May 5 2025 10:58AM

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