Monument record 0076207000 - Grange Farm
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (5)
- PIT (17th Century to 19th Century - 1600 AD to 1899 AD)
- DITCH (17th Century to 19th Century - 1600 AD to 1899 AD)
- TERRACED GROUND (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
- SCARP (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
- PLATFORM (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
Description
On the western side of Grange Farm two east- west aligned ditches were identified during a watching brief on service trenches by John Moore Heritage Services in 2013. A north-west to south-east aligned ditch is situated along the north-east edge (B1).
The possible site of a medieval monastic grange is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604). Located in a field immediately adjacent Grange Farm and centred at SP 73502 20760 are two large platforms defined by scarps, one being rectilinear and about 43 x 61 metres, the other being subrectangular and about 36 x 27 metres at its widest points .Also visible are several sections of narrow linear ditch that flank the scarps. On aerial photographs taken in 2023 and recent remote sensing data, the earthworks remain visible (2-7).
Sources (7)
- <1>SBC24529 Unpublished document: John Moore Heritage Services. 2014. An Archaeological Watching Brief at Grange Farm, Shipton Lee, Quainton.
- <2>SBC27729 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2025. RAF-CPE-UK-2097 RP 3061 28-MAY-1947.
- <3>SBC27731 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2025. RAF-CPE-UK-2483 RP 3267 10-MAR-1948.
- <4>SBC27748 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2025. RAF-541-340 RP 3098 26-JUL-1949.
- <5>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP72SW Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2021 SP7320.
- <6>SBC25596 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery. 17-APR-2021 SP7320.
- <7>SBC22562 Article in serial: Sandy Kidd (BCC). 2006. The Cistercian grange at Grange Farm, Shipton Lee, Quainton.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 73498 20865 (30m by 25m) |
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Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 9179) (EBC18604)
- Event - Intervention: Watching Brief (Ref: QUGF13) (EBC17687)
Record last edited
Aug 4 2025 11:40AM
