Monument record 0210300000 - BOVENEY

Summary

Possible traces of settlement shrinkage suggested by soilmarks visible in aerial photos.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Cropmarks of probable ring ditch, trackways and shrunken Medieval village (DBC8724)

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Type and Period (1)

  • SHRUNKEN VILLAGE? (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1798 AD?)

Description

SOILMARKS VISIBLE ON ST JOSEPH AERIAL PHOTO. NO TRACE ON GROUND. PATTERN OF MARKS INDECIPHERABLE. LIKELY SITE FOR VILLAGE SHRINKAGE (B1).
PLOTTED AT 1:2,500 (NMR METHOD) (B3).
FURTHER NMR APS SHOW ADDITIONAL FEATURES: BRANCHING TRACKWAY [0210300001], RING DITCH [0210301000]. THIS SITE IS PROBABLY ASSOCIATED WITH BOVENEY VILLAGE, & MOST CROPMARKS ARE PROBABLY MEDIEVAL OR POST-MEDIEVAL IN ORIGIN (B2).

Sources (4)

  • ---SBC18652 Aerial Photograph: NMR SU9477/6/71. \. Yes.
  • <1>SBC10569 Bibliographic reference: OS FIELD INVESTIGATOR FROM ST. JOSEPH A/P YO 35(CO PY AT BCM) OS CARD SU 97 NW 46.
  • <2>SBC2399 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1986. The Dorney Study: An Archaeological Implications Report.
  • <3>SBC3473 Graphic material: Denise Allen (BCM). 1979. AP PLOT (FILED).

Location

Grid reference Centred SU 93901 77641 (185m by 275m)
Civil Parish DORNEY, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC13265)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC13267)
  • Event - Intervention: Eton College Rowing Course Project (EBC16357)

Record last edited

Mar 17 2025 12:09PM

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