Monument record 0140000000 - HEDGERLEY DEAN

Summary

Unlocated site of a possible battle in late Saxon period at Hedgerley Dean

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Type and Period (2)

  • DITCH? (Saxon - 410 AD? to 1065 AD?)
  • BATTLEFIELD? (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).

Sources (6)

  • <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.
  • <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.

Location

Grid reference SU 96500 87000 (point)
Civil Parish FARNHAM ROYAL, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire
Civil Parish HEDGERLEY, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Nov 14 2024 9:35PM

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