Monument record 0093801000 - VICINITY OF OLD CHURCH
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Description
MANY MOATS & DITCHES NEARLY ENCLOSING CHURCH (B1).
DISTINCT TRACES OF MOAT (B2).
SUGGESTION MOAT TO KEEP CHURCH DRY (B3).
MOATED SITE NW OF CHURCH PLOUGHED OUT. DRY MOAT-LIKE DITCH CENTRED SP 8390 0933 STILL VISIBLE (B5).
IN FIELD TO S AT SP 8390 0934 ARE 3 SIDES OF ?MOAT, 4TH SIDE UNDER HEDGEROW (B6).
Substantial 'L-shaped' ditch visible as a cropmark to the south-east of the site of St Mary's Church. May have been part of the medieval moat recorded as having existed at this site. Still clearly extant on early aerial photographs of the 1940s (B11).
Cropmark of a double-ditched L-shaped feature thought to be the remains of a medieval moat visible on aerial photographs at SP 8391 0934. The ditches are also marked as earthworks on a number of OS maps and referred to in descriptions of the medieval church to the north and remains of a possible moat to the north of the church (NRHE record 344217) (29).
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence (30).
Sources (11)
- ---SBC18957 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 11/01/57. RAF F21 53/RAF/2081. Yes.
- ---SBC24177 Aerial Photograph: RAF 541 Squadron. 1945. 1945 RAF vertical aerial photo. SP83511027. Yes.
- ---SBC28539 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2010. Historic England 2010 oblique aerial photograph.
- <1>SBC26952 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 2). Volume 2. p449.
- <2>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. pp197-198.
- <3>SBC9933 Article in serial: W Niven. 1911. 'DISUSED CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, STOKE MANDEVILLE', IN RECS OF BUCKS 10 P94. Vol 10.
- <5>SBC11372 Unpublished document: OS RECORD CARDS (IN CAS FILE 0416).
- <6>SBC5002 Verbal communication: FARLEY M E FROM BERESFORD & HURST DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGES P184/FARLEY M E,14 DEC 1971,FIELD VISI.
- <11>SBC24679 Unpublished document: High Speed 2 (HS2) Limited. 2013. London - West Midlands Environmental Statement, Volume 5, Technical Appendices, CFA11, Stoke Mandeville and Aylesbury, Survey Reports (CH-004-011).
- <29>SBC28506 Verbal communication: Fiona Small (Historic England Air Photo Interpreter). 2015. Information from 2010 Historic England aerial photograph.
- <30>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 8402 0914 (550m by 590m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STOKE MANDEVILLE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (5)
- Event - Survey: (EBC1394)
- Event - Survey: (EBC14167)
- Event - Survey: EH Aerial Reconnaissance (South): 2010-11 (EBC18817)
- Event - Survey: Geophysical magnetometer survey around St Mary's (old) Church (Ref: IBoAA) (EBC17786)
- Event - Survey: HS2 remote sensing surveys (Ref: CH-004-011) (EBC17785)
Record last edited
Dec 4 2025 12:01PM
