Monument record 0098200000 - W OF TOWN, NR MANOR

Summary

Medieval deer park attached to Princes Risborough manor, mentioned in thirteenth to seventeenth century historic documents.

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Type and Period (2)

  • PARK (Medieval to 17th Century - 1066 AD? to 1699 AD?)
  • DEER PARK (First mentioned 1272, 13th Century to 17th Century - 1200 AD? to 1699 AD?)

Description

Various documentary references eg existence suggested in assessment of manor of Princes Risborough in 1086 & 1337 orders to remove deer. No mention after restoration (B1).
1299 park near manor house. Not shown by Saxton in 1574 (B2 ).
Field names suggest W of town - 'Parkfield' marked at NGR on estate map (B3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC20461 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1908. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume II. Volume 2. pp264-265.
  • <2>SBC2326 Article in serial: L M Cantor and J Hatherly. 1977. 'THE MEDIEVAL PARKS OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE', in Records of Buckinghamshire 20. Vol 20 part 3. pp431, 432-3, 445, Fig 2 (35).
  • <3>SBC12111 Map: PIKE A R FROM PRINCES RISBOROUGH ESTATE MAP (BRO M A/GR/2(D42/G2))..

Location

Grid reference SP 802 036 (point)
Civil Parish PRINCES RISBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jun 5 2022 9:55PM

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