Monument record 0703500000 - Meadle

Summary

Medieval or post-medieval to modern hamlet of Meadle

Protected Status/Designation

  • Conservation Area: Meadle Conservation Area (DBC7282)

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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 1982. See Conservation Area character survey for detail (B1).
Meadle is mentioned in legal documents in 1227 and 1541 (B2).
Meadle is a hamlet in the parish of Monks Risborough (B3).
'Meadle' is marked on OS maps from about 1813 onwards (B4).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC23271 Bibliographic reference: Wycombe District Council. 1997. Meadle 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. p256.
  • <4>SBC27303 Verbal communication: Julia Wise (BC). 2025. Information from historic OS mapping.

Location

Grid reference SP 80633 05978 (point)
Civil Parish LONGWICK-CUM-ILMER, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

May 5 2025 2:28PM

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