Monument record 0704900000 - Hollingdon
Summary
Medieval to modern hamlet of Hollingdon
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (3)
- SETTLEMENT (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 1999 AD)
- HAMLET (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 1999 AD)
- VILL? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Description
First recorded in Domesday Book, with further references in the 12th, 13th, 15th, and 16th centuries (B1).
Hollingdon lies in the west of Soulbury parish. There are here a few 17th-century houses, among them Hill Farm, a half-timbered building, now plastered in front, of two stories with a thatched roof; and Clayhill Farm, another half-timbered house with thatched roof (B2).
'Dark Hollington' and 'Upper Hollington', later 'Hollingdon', is marked on OS maps from 1812 onwards (B3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC8280 Bibliographic reference: A Mawer & F M Stenton. 1925. PLACE-NAMES OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (ENGLISH PLACE-NAMES SOCIETY VOL 2). Vol 2. p84.
- <2>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p414.
- <3>SBC27303 Verbal communication: Julia Wise (BC). 2025. Information from historic OS mapping.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 87215 27270 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SOULBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
May 8 2025 5:46PM
