Monument record 0153200000 - SALDEN HOUSE FARM

Summary

Historical records of sixteenth to eighteenth century great house, part of which is still standing and other parts were located in excavation

Protected Status/Designation

  • Archaeological Notification Area: Site of Medieval chapel and remains of Tudor mansion at Salden (DBC8852)

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Type and Period (1)

  • GREAT HOUSE (16th Century to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1799 AD)

Description

Plan Form - SUBRECTANGULAR
MANSION BUILT C.1566, PART DEMOLISHED 1738-43 (B8).
E WING OF THE FORTESCUE MANSION REMAINS. BUILT C.1570-1590. THE HOUSE HAD AN INNER COURTYARD AND FRONTS OF 175 FEET LENGTH. THE WING HAS LITTLE OF INTEREST. RED BRICK WITH BLUE DIAPERING. FORMERLY MULLIONED WINDOWS. IS LISTED BUILDING (B5 & B12).
EXCAVATION FOUND A WINGED BUILDING (MARKED ON CAS MAP)(B9) & GARDEROBE, & OTHER BUILDING FOUNDATIONS (B6).
REFERENCE TO REMAINS OF MANSION, IE FISHPONDS, CELLARS, GARDEN TERRACES &C (B1).
NGR TO HOUSE (B3).
Watching brief carried out by AS&C in March 2011 during groundworks for a new tennis court SE of Salden House recorded the remains of an earthwork bank comprising 0.14m-1.2m thick silty clay make-up layers with significant quantities of brick and tile fragments and large limestone blocks, presumably from the Tudor great house or more recent farm buildings (B16).


SP 824298. Earthworks (B17).
Probably associated with the site of the 16thc Salden House, pulled down c1738-43 (B3).
Salden House Farmhouse - The E-wing remains of a great house, c1570 by Sir John Fortescue on the site of an older house (B12).
The earthworks within the banded 6" area are almost entirely the result of garden landscaping and later quarrying. Salden House Farmhouse is not outstanding (see ground photograph), and there are no traceable remains of the former W extension, demolished 1738-43 (B18).

This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Sources (19)

  • <1>SBC6917 Article in serial: W H Kelke. 1855. 'DESECRATED CHURCHES OF BUCKS', IN RECS OF BUCKS 1 PP86-97.
  • <2>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. pp720-721.
  • <3>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume 2 North. Volume 2. pp205-206.
  • <4>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p401.
  • <5>SBC11706 Bibliographic reference: Nikolaus Pevsner. 1960. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. p212.
  • <6>SBC13477 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 1969 18 P334.
  • <7>SBC16892 Article in serial: 1969. WOLVERTON & DISTRICT ARCH SOC JNL 1969 2 PP9,16.
  • <8>SBC8181 Bibliographic reference: 1973. MARKHAM SIR F 1973 HISTORY OF MILTON KEYNES & DISTRICT VOL 1 PP175-6 & PLATE 11.
  • <9>SBC6708 Verbal communication: Peter Jarvis. 1974. JARVIS DR P N, 1974 (JAN), PERS COMM TO MEF.
  • <10>SBC4602 Bibliographic reference: G R Elvey. 1968. 'LUFFIELD PRIORY CHARTERS PTS I & II', IN BUCKS RECORD SOC 15 P72 (CHARTER70);1975 18 PPLXVIII,214-20 (CHARTER 540)..
  • <11>SBC6485 Bibliographic reference: M W Hughes (ed). 1940. 'FEET OF FINES FOR BUCKS', IN BUCKS RECORDS SOC 4 P96.
  • <12>SBC19045 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Parishes of Drayton Parslow, Great Horwood, Little Horwood, Mursley, Nash, Newton Longville, Whaddon, & town of Winslow.
  • <13>SBC22241 Verbal communication: Mike Farley. 2004. Mike Farley to Julia Wise (BCC) pers comm April 2004.
  • <14>SBC19002 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1998. Historic Parks and Gardens Register Review.
  • <15>SBC20291 Unpublished document: Aylesbury Vale District Council. Copy of AVDC Listed Buildings Information Card for Salden House Farmhouse, Mursley.
  • <16>SBC23937 Unpublished document: Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. 2011. Watching Brief: Salden Manor, Cooks Lane, Mursley.
  • <17>SBC29220 Aerial Photograph: J K St Joseph. AP St Joseph ACR17.
  • <18>SBC28916 Verbal communication: J R Linge. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 JRL 22-APR-74.
  • <19>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Update 2019.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 8241 2980 (320m by 300m)
Civil Parish MURSLEY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Event - Intervention: (EBC11647)
  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13590)
  • Event - Intervention: Watching brief (Ref: MSM 1375) (EBC17411)

Record last edited

Feb 23 2026 4:01PM

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