Monument record 0146000000 - GROVE

Summary

Possible shrunken medieval village recorded in field survey

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Earthworks of shrunken Medieval hamlet and Medieval parish church of St Michael, Grove (DBC8915)

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Type and Period (1)

  • SHRUNKEN VILLAGE (Recorded 1086, Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)

Description

A VERY SMALL PLACE; A DISTINCT PARISH, AS IN 1066, BUT FOR LONG AFTERWARDS ANNEXED TO MENTMORE, UNTIL RECENTLY (B1).
1 FARMHOUSE, 2 COTTAGES ARE ONLY HOUSES (B2).
NO VILLAGE PROPER. OPEN FIELDS IN 1607. SMALL EARTHWORK W OF CANAL & POSSIBLE TRACES IN FIELD W OF CHURCH. IN LIST OF BUCKS DMV'S (B3).
Domesday entry: In Grove Robert holds 2 1/2 hides from Jocelyn [the Breton]. Land for 2 ploughs; in lordship 1. 2 villagers have another plough. The value is and was 20s; before 1066, 27s. Two brothers held this manor; they could sell (B4).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC26953 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 3). Volume 3. p356.
  • <2>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p679.
  • <3>SBC1642 Bibliographic reference: BERESFORD M W 1953 NOTES ON BUCKS DMV'S (IN CAS FI LE 0000)/BERESFORD M W & HURST J G 1971 DESERTED .
  • <4>SBC4271 Bibliographic reference: John Morris (ed). 1978. Domesday Book: Buckinghamshire. 44:4.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 9209 2246 (110m by 190m)
Civil Parish GROVE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Nov 8 2024 1:21PM

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