Monument record 0110100100 - WING PARK (ASCOTT HOUSE)

Summary

Historical records of seventeenth to eighteenth century great house

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  • Ancient Monument 1018009: ASCOTT HOUSE: REMAINS OF 16TH AND 17TH CENTURY MANSION, FORMAL GARDENS AND WARREN
  • SHINE: Multi-period remains including site of medieval manor, associated designed garden & ponds, ridge and furrow, Civil War earthworks and WWI practice trenches

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Type and Period (1)

  • GREAT HOUSE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1799 AD)

Description

SCHEDULED: SAM 29417 (B7).
DORMER FAMILY SEAT, SAID TO BE ON SITE OF WING PRIORY (B5).
TEMP CHARLES I APARTMENT ADDED TO INIGO JONES' PLAN, NOT COMPLETED. HOUSE RANSACKED 1642; RUINOUS POST-1720 (B1).
FOUNDATIONS USED FOR ROAD MENDING (B2,B24).
SITE, AT NGR, NOW A PLATFORM (B6-7).
LIKELY AREA NOW COVERED BY YOUNG WOODLAND (B14).

Sources (8)

  • <1>SBC26953 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 3). Volume 3. pp523-525.
  • <2>SBC14472 Article in serial: F Ouvry. 1853. ARCHAEOLOGIA 1853 35 P382 (F OUVRY). Vol 35.
  • <2>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. pp782-783.
  • <5>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p450.
  • <6>SBC10754 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SP 82 SE:13-15 (FILED).
  • <7>SBC11930 Bibliographic reference: PIKE A R (BCM) FROM NMR A/P SP8822/22, FEB 1988 (COPY AT BCM) & FARLEY M E (BCM) JAN 1993 FIELD VIS.
  • <14>SBC2370 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1993. A418 Wing Bypass Archaeological Assessment Stages 2, 3A & 4A.
  • <16>SBC13935 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 1999. SCHEDULING LIST OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS, FEBRUARY 1999.

Location

Grid reference SP 88750 22490 (point)
Civil Parish WING, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC13479)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC13836)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC14129)

Record last edited

Nov 8 2024 8:10PM

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