Hedgerow record 0099200000 - THE BLACK HEDGE
Summary
Hedgrow dated to the tenth century by hedgerow dating and in documentary sources
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- BOUNDARY MARKER (10th Century - 900 AD to 999 AD)
Description
Plan Form - Linear.
Black Hedge marks boundary of Monks Risborough. Found to contain 12.44 species in a 30yd stretch. First mentioned in AD 903 charter (illus)(B1-2).
'Blacanhegcean' dated by species count to C8. 30ft wide in places, appears to be a double hedge with central ditch (further detail & charter transcript)(B3).
Sources (6)
- <1>SBC5588 Bibliographic reference: GELLING M (ED) 1979 EARLY CHARTERS OF THE THAMES VALLEY PP178-181 (APPEN-DIX BY M REED)(PHOTOCOPY, F.
- <2>SBC13687 Bibliographic reference: REED M 1979 THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LANDSCAPE PP70-71 & PLATE 7.
- <3>SBC770 Bibliographic reference: BAINES A H J 1981 THE BOUNDARIES OF MONKS RISBOROUGH IN RECSOFBUCKS23PP76-101"".
- <4>SBC779 Bibliographic reference: BAINES A H J 1996 MONKS RISBOROUGH: NEW LIGHT FROM ISLINGTON, IN RECSOFBUCKS36(1994)PP98-102"".
- <5>SBC6357 Bibliographic reference: HEPPLE L W & DOGGETT A M 1994 THE CHILTERNS (2ND EDN, REPRINTED 1999) PP65-68 FIGS 16,23-4,46-8.
- <6>SBC23046 Article in serial: Gill Hey, Caroline Dennis & Andrew Mayes. 2007. 'Archaeological Investigations on Whiteleaf Hill, Princes Risborough, 2002-6', in Records of Bucks 47 pp1-80. Vol 47, Part 2.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 82524 02534 (670m by 995m) (Centred on) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LACEY GREEN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | PRINCES RISBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | GREAT AND LITTLE HAMPDEN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
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Record last edited
May 20 2020 3:08PM
