Monument record 0110500000 - 300m W of Wing Vicarage

Summary

Two medieval fishponds, shown on a map of 1885 and one of which survives

Protected Status/Designation

  • Archaeological Notification Area: Earthworks of two Medieval fishponds (DBC8909)
  • SHINE: Wing two medieval fishponds (DBC7466)

Map

Type and Period (2)

  • FISHPOND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD?)

Description

FISHPOND (B1).
FISHPOND (MEDIEVAL), PRIORS? (B2).
A second fishpond, immediately to the NE, at NGR SP87725 22740 is shown on the 1st edition 6 inch OS map of 1885 (B3).

Two medieval fishponds are visible on historic aerial photograph and remote sensing data as earthworks and were mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604). Located in a field about 360 metres WNW of All Saints Church, Wing and centred at SP 87693 22692, two rectilinear ditches are aligned SW-NE end-to-end. They are recorded on the 1880 dated 1st edition OS map though not on the 1813 Ordnance Surveyors Drawing. The SW ditch is about 58 metres SW-NE and 12 metres SE-NE. Separated by about 5.5 metres the NW ditch is about 61 metres SW-NE and 13 metres SE-NW. On aerial photographs taken in 2022 and recent remote sensing data, the fishponds remain extant (4-8).

Sources (8)

  • <1>SBC10395 Map: OS 1959 1:10560 MAP.
  • <2>SBC11338 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. 1953. OS RECORD CARD, NOV 1953.
  • <3>SBC19047 Map: 1885. 1st Edition 6-inch OS Bucks Sheet 24. Paper. 1:10,560.
  • <4>SBC25625 Digital archive: Wikimedia. 2024. Boyce. 1813. Ordnance Survey Drawing: Winslow OSD 231 No 11 (1:31680 scale). Date Accessed 14-APR-2024.
  • <5>SBC25776 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 25 inch (1:2500) scale map. Map. Buckinghamshire XXIV.6 dated 1880.
  • <6>SBC26846 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2024. US-7PH-GP-LOC157 FV 7014 25-JAN-1944.
  • <7>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP82SE Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2021 SP8722.
  • <8>SBC25596 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery. 15-JUN-2022 SP8722.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 8768 2269 (75m by 100m)
Civil Parish WING, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 9179) (EBC18604)

Record last edited

May 23 2025 2:02PM

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