Monument record 0109200000 - GALLOWS GAP

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Fourteenth century records and field name evidence of site of gallows

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  • GALLOWS (14th Century - 1300 AD to 1399 AD)

Description

GALLOWS GAP, ON EXTREME OF PARISH BY WINSLOW WHERE, TRADITIONALLY, GALLOWS STOOD ERECTED BY MOLINS FAMILY IN EDWARD III'S REIGN (B1-2).
GALLOWS GAP SUPPOSED TO MARK SITE OF GALLOWS REFERRED TO IN 1338 (B3).
1846 MAP NAMES FIELDS AT NGR 'HOME GALLOWS', 'FURTHER GALLOWS' (B4).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC16730 Bibliographic reference: Browne Willis. 1755. The History and Antiquities of the Town, Hundred and Deanry of Buckingham. p115.
  • <2>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p255.
  • <3>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. p137.
  • <4>SBC3451 Bibliographic reference: DEELEY MISS C & 1846 SALE CATALOGUE (COPY AT BRO).

Location

Grid reference SP 75600 29000 (point)
Civil Parish ADDINGTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Nov 14 2024 4:55PM

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