Monument record 0122300000 - LOAKES MANOR

Summary

History of medieval and post-medieval manor of Loakes Manor

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MANOR (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)

Description

Manor first mentioned in 1482 when Robert Bardsey died seised of Loakes Manor. Attached to Honour of Wallingford. Held sometime in C16 or C17 by families of Astbrook, Jackson & Archdale. From 1638 followed descent of Temple Wycombe manor (B4).

Sources (14)

<1>SBC7323 Bibliographic reference: T Langley. 1797. HISTORY & ANTIQUITIES OF THE HUNDRED OF DESBOROUGH PP27-28.
<2>SBC8153 Map: MAP OF BOROUGH OF HIGH WYCOMBE C.1822 (BRO REF Q/AB 70/30).
<3>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p926.
<4>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. pp114,115,127.
<5>SBC11706 Bibliographic reference: Nikolaus Pevsner. 1960. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. p165.
<6>SBC10628 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD.
<7>SBC3604 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1973. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: WYCOMBE DISTRICT: BOROUGH OF HIGH WYCOMBE.
<8>SBC4633 Bibliographic reference: ENGLISH HERITAGE 1994 REGISTER OF PARKS & GARDENS OF SPECIAL HISTORIC INTEREST IN ENGLAND: PART 4 .
<9>SBC17046 Bibliographic reference: WYCOMBE ABBEY SCHOOL JUNE? 1996 PHOTOGRAPHS OF WILLIAM CHAMBERS CHIMNEY PIECE BEFORE REMOVAL (FILED).
<10>SBC19712 Unpublished document: Land Use Consultants. 2002. Wycombe Abbey School: Historical landscape assessment.
<11>SBC23358 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2006. NMR Buildings Reports.
<12>SBC24371 Article in serial: John Phibbs. 2013. 'A List of Landscapes That Have Been Attributed to Lancelot 'Capability' Brown', in Garden History Vol 41 part 2 pp244-277. Vol 41, part 2.
<13>SBC25044 Bibliographic reference: Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust. 2018. Humphry Repton in Buckinghamshire and Beyond.
<14>SBC25935 Verbal communication: Julia Wise (BC). 2023. Information from historic mapping and aerial photographs.

Location

Grid reference	SU 86560 92650 (point)
Civil Parish	HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire