Monument record 0093801000 - VICINITY OF OLD CHURCH

Summary

Medieval moat around old church known from aerial photogrpahs and field survey

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  • None recorded

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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 (B7).

Sources (8)

  • ---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.
  • <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SBC11372 Unpublished document: OS RECORD CARDS (IN CAS FILE 0416).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.
  • <7>SBC24679 Unpublished document: High Speed 2 (HS2) Limited. 2013.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).

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 8402 0914 (550m by 590m)
Civil Parish STOKE MANDEVILLE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (4)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC1394)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC14167)
  • 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

Nov 7 2024 12:54PM

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