Monument record 0110102000 - WING PARK (ASCOTT HOUSE)

Summary

Earthworks of seventeenth to eighteenth century formal gardens recorded in field survey.

Protected Status/Designation

  • 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)

  • FORMAL GARDEN (17th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD? to 1799 AD?)

Description

TO SE OF BOWLING GREEN, REMAINS OF FORMAL GARDENS VISIBLE AS EARTHWORKS. 2 PONDS AT EXTREMES. NGR TO CENTRE (B7).
WHAT WAS THOUGHT TO BE A DMV ACTUALLY GARDEN FEATURES (B12).
SURVEY OF EARTHWORK FEATURES: INCLUDE FLOWER BEDS, PONDS, MOUNDS, DITCHES (SEE REPORT & RESULTS OF TRIAL PITS)(B14).

Sources (4)

  • <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.
  • <12>SBC11903 Verbal communication: PIKE A R (BCM) 17 MAY 1990 PERS COMM TO JPP.
  • <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SBC2370 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1993.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 Centred SP 8853 2229 (730m by 600m)
Civil Parish WING, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC13836)
  • Event - Intervention: Test pitting (EBC18134)

Record last edited

Feb 26 2022 10:29PM

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