Monument record 0092300000 - NW OF MAPLE WOOD

Summary

Possible Roman enclosure visible as soilmark on aerial photographs.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Archaeological Notification Area: Soilmark of rectangular enclosure and associated Roman finds (DBC9152)

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Type and Period (1)

  • RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE? (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)

Description

Plan Form - RECTANGULAR
INDICATION OF A RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE ON RAF AP'S DATED 7TH APRIL 1950. A PERAMBULATION OF THE SOUTH END OF WHORLEY WOOD PROVED NEGATIVE AND NOTHING OF INTEREST WAS VISIBLE IN THE AREA, THOUGH THE FIELD HAD BEEN NEWLY PLOUGHED (B2).

Sources (7)

  • <1>SBC964 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER 1943.
  • <2>SBC10628 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD.
  • <3>SBC28086 Cartographic materials: R C Sansome. Annotated Record Map - Corr 6" (R Cortney Sansome).
  • <4>SBC29049 Verbal communication: A S Phillips. 1972. Field Investigator Comments - F1 ASP 24-FEB-72.
  • <5>SBC23836 Aerial Photograph: RAF (Air Ministry). 1950. 1950 RAF (Air Ministry) Vertical AP. SP84400520. Yes.
  • <6>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
  • <7>SBC27450 Bibliographic reference: Eleanor Scott. 1993. A gazetteer of Roman villas in Britain.

Location

Grid reference SP 8345 0535 (point)
Civil Parish ELLESBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Interpretation: AP interpretation (EBC14114)
  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC17379)

Record last edited

Feb 5 2026 12:58PM

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