Monument record 0104101000 - THE ABBEY, ASTON ABBOTTS

Summary

Historical records of medieval to post-medieval fishpond and moat, possibly altered later to lake.

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Type and Period (2)

  • MOAT? (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1798 AD?)
  • FISHPOND (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1798 AD?)

Description

WERE LARGE FISHPONDS HERE, WHEN ESTATE BELONGED TO THE ABBEY OF ST ALBANS (B1).
REFERENCE TO SHEET OF WATER (B3 (1862)); SHEET OF WATER & MOAT(B4-5).
NO TRACE OF MOAT OR FISHPONDS; LARGE SHEET OF WATER IN GROUNDS COULD BE ENLARGED OR ADAPTED MOAT OR FISHPONDS. NGR TO THIS (B7).

Sources (5)

  • <1>SBC2416 Bibliographic reference: CARTWRIGHT JJ (ED) 1888 THE TRAVELS THROUGH ENGLAN D OF DR RICHARD POCOCK-- 1750, 1751 &LATER YEARS,.
  • <3>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p655.
  • <4>SBC20461 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1908. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume II. Volume 2. p29.
  • <5>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p328.
  • <7>SBC24516 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1977. Pers comm May 1977, following field visit.

Location

Grid reference SP 84460 19940 (point)
Civil Parish ASTON ABBOTTS, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: (EBC1345)

Record last edited

Oct 18 2024 1:09PM

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