Monument record 0110104000 - WING PARK (ASCOTT HOUSE)

Summary

Earthworks known from aerial photographs and field survey once thought to be a deserted medieval village but are actually seventeenth to eighteenth century garden features

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)

  • DESERTED SETTLEMENT? (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1798 AD?)

Description

LARGE DMV COMPLETE WITH STREETS, HOUSE PLATFORMS & PONDS. EARLIER SITE OF WING? (B7).
SITE OF ASCOTT VILLAGE? RING DITCHES & ENCLOSURES (B6).
ENCLOSURES MAY BE HOUSE/GARDEN CLOSES ASSOCIATED WITH DMV OR FORMER HOUSE (B9).
NGR TO HOUSE SITE (B6).
NB; NOT A DMV? FEATURES = GARDEN REMAINS? (B12).

Sources (5)

  • <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.
  • <9>SBC12502 Unpublished document: M J Rains. 1982. EARTHWORKS IN WING PARK.
  • <12>SBC11903 Verbal communication: PIKE A R (BCM) 17 MAY 1990 PERS COMM TO JPP.
  • <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

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (3)

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

Record last edited

Apr 25 2019 11:37AM

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