Monument record 0140000000 - HEDGERLEY DEAN
Summary
Alleged entrenchments and unlocated site of a possible battle in late Saxon period at Hedgerley Dean between Danes and Saxons.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (3)
- DITCH? (Saxon - 410 AD? to 1065 AD?)
- BATTLEFIELD? (Saxon - 410 AD? to 1065 AD?)
- TRENCH? (Saxon - 410 AD? to 1065 AD?)
Description
LARGE ENTRENCHMENTS AT HEDGERLEY DEAN, FROM WHERE DITCH RAN WEST TO EAST BURNHAM. LOCAL TRADITION OF SITE OF BATTLE BETWEEN THE SAXONS AND THE DANES (LYSONS 1813)(B1-3).
HEDGERLEY DEAN WAS IN FARNHAM ROYAL PARISH. NGR TO AREA OF HEDGERLEY DEAN OPPOSITE EAST BURNHAM (B4-5).
NO ENTRENCHMENTS TRACED, NEAREST ARE CASS 00525 & CASS 01525, 2-4KM NE OF BURNHAM (B6).
Ther were large and deep entrenchments at Hedgerley Dean (area SU 9687 - OS 6" Bucks 48 1883) from whence a ditch ran westward to East Burnham, ascribed by tradition to the site of a battle between Danes and Saxons (B1a). (Nothing visible on available Aps (RAF 1961)) (B3).
No further information (B7).
Sources (9)
- <1>SBC8026 Bibliographic reference: Daniel & Samuel Lysons. 1813. Magna Britannia: Being a Concise Topographical Account of the Several Counties of Great Britain (Volume 1 Part 3 Buckinghamshire). p561.
- <1a>SBC8026 Bibliographic reference: Daniel & Samuel Lysons. 1813. Magna Britannia: Being a Concise Topographical Account of the Several Counties of Great Britain (Volume 1 Part 3 Buckinghamshire).
- <2>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p848.
- <3>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p227.
- <4>SBC10306 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883. OS 1883 1ST EDIT SIX INCH MAP. 1:10,560.
- <5>SBC10416 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. OS 1960 SIX INCH MAP. 1:10,560.
- <6>SBC12136 Verbal communication: PIKE A R (BCM) JULY 1978.
- <7>SBC28188 Verbal communication: J R Linge. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 JRL 23-SEP-74.
- <8>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 96500 87000 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FARNHAM ROYAL, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | HEDGERLEY, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC12264)
Record last edited
Sep 15 2025 11:02AM
