Monument record 0703400000 - Owlswick
Summary
Medieval to modern hamlet of Owlswick
Protected Status/Designation
- Conservation Area: Owlswick Conservation Area (DBC7287)
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Type and Period (2)
- SETTLEMENT (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD? to 1999 AD)
- HAMLET (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD? to 1999 AD)
Description
Conservation Area designated in 1996 (B1).
Owlswick is mentioned in legal documents from about 1200 onwards (B2).
The hamlet of Owlswick was apparently included in Monks Risborough in the early grants to Christchurch, Canterbury. After the Norman Conquest it was held by a military sub-tenant. A chapel at Owlswick existed in the 14th century, destroyed during the Civil War. There is now a school chapel in the hamlet, built in 1866 (B3).
'Owlswick' is marked on OS maps from about 1813 onwards (B4).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC23275 Bibliographic reference: Wycombe District Council. 1996. Owlswick Conservation Area Character Survey.
- <2>SBC8280 Bibliographic reference: A Mawer & F M Stenton. 1925. PLACE-NAMES OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (ENGLISH PLACE-NAMES SOCIETY VOL 2). Vol 2. p172.
- <3>SBC20461 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1908. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume II. Volume 2. pp256-260.
- <4>SBC27303 Verbal communication: Julia Wise (BC). 2025. Information from historic OS mapping.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 78867 06177 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LONGWICK-CUM-ILMER, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
May 5 2025 2:03PM
