Monument record 0110104000 - WING PARK (ASCOTT HOUSE)
Summary
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
Map
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).
A late medieval and early post-medieval formal garden within a designed landscape (deer) park is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data and was mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604). Located south of the site of Old Ascott House and centred at SP 88224 21834, the garden comprises two ornate flower beds, the north one about 112 metres long and 30 metres wide; the south one is less well defined but about 57 metres long and 30 metres wide. Both beds are divided longitudinally to the W and E, whilst the centre section is divided by four shallow ditches in alternating arcs from either side in a geometric yet sinuous effect. To the SE of these is a large ornamental pond. There are also mounds, ditches, banks and pits of uncertain function. On aerial photographs taken in 2019 and recent remote sensing data, these features survive as earthworks (17-24).
Sources (13)
- <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SBC12502 Unpublished document: M J Rains. 1982.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.
- <17>SBC26839 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2024. US-7PH-GP-LOC157 FV 7013 25-JAN-1944.
- <18>SBC26846 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2024. US-7PH-GP-LOC157 FV 7014 25-JAN-1944.
- <19>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP82SE Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2020 SP8721, SP8822.
- <20>SBC25596 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery. 07-SEP-2015 SP8822.
- <21>SBC26898 Digital archive: Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust. 2024. Ascott Old House & Wing Park: Understanding Historic Parks and Gardens in Buckinghamshire - The Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust Research & Recording Project. Date Accessed 29-JUN-2024..
- <22>SBC26899 Digital archive: Wikimedia. 2024. Boyce. 1813. Ordnance Surveyors Drawing of Aylesbury (British Library OSD 155 serial 108) 1813-14 2 inch to the mile (1:31,680 scale). Date Accessed 29-JUN-2024..
- <23>SBC25776 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 25 inch (1:2500) scale map. Map. Buckinghamshire XXIV.10 1880.
- <24>SBC2387 Digital archive: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1993. A418 Wing Bypass Archaeological Assessment Stages 2, 3A and 4A. Date Accessed 1-JUL-2024..
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 (4)
- Event - Survey: (EBC13479)
- Event - Survey: (EBC13836)
- Event - Survey: (EBC14129)
- Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 9179) (EBC18604)
Record last edited
Oct 20 2024 12:29PM
