Monument record 0109100000 - HOME GROUND, CUBLINGTON

Summary

Medieval village earthworks recorded in field survey

Protected Status/Designation

  • Ancient Monument 1017896: MOTTE CASTLE AND ASSOCIATED REMAINS OF THE MEDIEVAL VILLAGE OF CUBLINGTON, IMMEDIATELY WEST OF RIDINGS WAY (DBC7186)
  • Planning Notification Area: Earthworks of Medieval deserted village, motte and chapel at Cublington (DBC8918)

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Type and Period (7)

  • DESERTED SETTLEMENT (11th Century to 15th Century - 1066 AD to 1499 AD)
  • SCARP (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD?)
  • POND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD?)
  • PLATFORM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD?)
  • RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD?)
  • HOLLOW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD?)
  • TRACKWAY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD?)

Description

Church moved to present position c.1400 (B1).
Large tumulus & inequalities, site of a more ancient village than present one (B2).
Traces of village enclosure/plan of old village (B5-6).
Village abandoned c.1341. Platforms & holloway visible. Little survives due to quarrying (B8-12).
Scheduled Monument 29412 (B12).

A medieval deserted settlement is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604). Located in fields west of Manor Farm in Cublington village and centred at SP 83381 22161, the earthworks extend across an area about 390 metres NW-SE and 265 metres SW-NE and are centred around a motte (MBC3286/0109101000), with a possible bailey (MBC3289/0109102000) and the site of a former church and churchyard (MBC3291/0109103001). The settlement appears to have three or four possible fishponds, the largest of which is subrectangular and measures about 136 x 26.5 metres. There are two probable irregularly shaped and one trapezoidal earthwork platforms, each being defined by ditches or scarp slopes that are likely to have been trackways. Other fragmented bank section suggests further boundaries, as well as hollows whose function is uncertain. Abutting the settlement earthworks are two small blocks of ridge and furrow cultivation. On aerial photographs taken in 2022 and recent remote sensing data, the earthworks remain visible (18-22).

Sources (25)

  • ---SBC17792 Aerial Photograph: 25/07/48. CUC BV 82. SP\834221. Yes.
  • ---SBC17820 Aerial Photograph: 09/04/49. CUC CA 99-101. SP\834222. Yes.
  • ---SBC18981 Aerial Photograph: 01/01/45. (RAF)(BCM 247.45). SP\832221. Yes.
  • <1>SBC26953 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 3). Volume 3. p330.
  • <2>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p660.
  • <3>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 2. p99.
  • <4>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p338.
  • <5>SBC20350 Bibliographic reference: A Hadrian Allcroft. 1908. Earthwork of England. pp397, 423, 543, 548, 551.
  • <6>SBC8126 Graphic material: J P Maitland & R Gurd. 1925. CUBLINGTON: SITE OF ANCIENT CASTLE & ABANDONED VILLAGE (SURVEY PLAN & CROSS-SECTION).
  • <7>SBC1283 Article in serial: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTERS (& SEE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN R SMITH (BM) & BCM, FILED & RECS OF BUCKS 1.
  • <8>SBC1636 Bibliographic reference: BERESFORD M W & ST JOSEPH J K 1958 MEDIEVAL ENGLAND: AN AERIAL SURVEY PP100-102 FIGS 38A-B.
  • <9>SBC1640 Bibliographic reference: BERESFORD M W 1953 NOTES ON BUCKS DMV'S (FILED AT CAS 0000)(BERESFORD M W & HURST J G 1971 DESERTED .
  • <10>SBC11706 Bibliographic reference: Nikolaus Pevsner. 1960. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire.
  • <11>SBC11380 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARDS SP 82 SW 3,14 (NOV 1971 & JUNE 1977, FILED).
  • <12>SBC13937 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 1998. SCHEDULING LIST OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS.
  • <13>SBC16432 Bibliographic reference: WATERTON D (CMAG) & FARLEY M E (BCM) MAY 1978.
  • <14>SBC13693 Bibliographic reference: REID C A M & PIKE A R (BCM) JULY 1979 FIELD VISIT.
  • <15>SBC10481 Map: OS 1980 1:2500 MAP.
  • <16>SBC16495 Graphic material: WENT D (ENGLISH HERITAGE) SUMMER 1997 SITE VISIT (SEE 1:2500 SKETCH PLAN, FILED).
  • <17>SBC19033 Article in serial: Michael Reed. 1988. Buckinghamshire Glebe Terriers 1578-1640. p65.
  • <18>SBC27055 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2024. RAF-CPE-UK-2139 RP 3319 03-JUN-1947.
  • <19>SBC27056 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2024. RAF-CPE-UK-2483 RS 3217 10-MAR-1948.
  • <20>SBC27057 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2024. OS-76043 V 219 29-APR-1976.
  • <21>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP82SW Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2021 SP8322.
  • <22>SBC25596 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery. 15-JUN-2022 SP8322.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 83363 22162 (430m by 251m) (2 map features)
Civil Parish CUBLINGTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Monuments/Buildings (4)

Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC14087)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC14200)
  • Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 9179) (EBC18604)

Record last edited

Jan 29 2025 10:34AM

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