Monument record 0009901000 - ST MARY'S, EDLESBOROUGH

Summary

Church sits on natural mound as confirmed by trial trenching and test-pitting

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (2)

  • MOUND (Undated)
  • NATURAL FEATURE (Unknown date)

Description

Mound on which church stands sometimes described as artificial (B8).
Waterpipe trench cut Nov 1972, showed only 0.6m of topsoil, then natural hard chalk. Clearly mound is natural (B7).
Watching brief on trial pits at church in October 1998 confirmed mound is natural chalk (B11).
NGR to church (B5).

Sources (4)

  • <5>SBC10488 Map: OS 1984 1:2500 MAP.
  • <7>SBC4811 Bibliographic reference: FARLEY M E (BCM) 1973 FIELD VISIT.
  • <8>SBC6459 Bibliographic reference: HOSKINS W G 1967 FIELDWORK IN LOCAL HISTORY P177.
  • <11>SBC4767 Unpublished document: Michael Farley Archaeology. 1999. A Watching Brief at St Mary's Church, Edlesborough.

Location

Grid reference SP 97010 19055 (point)
Civil Parish EDLESBOROUGH, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC13948)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC14081)
  • Event - Intervention: Watching brief (EBC11497)

Record last edited

Jan 20 2024 10:34PM

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