Monument record MBC45212 - Drainage ditches on the north side of the River Great Ouse, on the flood plain, Maids Moreton

Summary

Drainage ditches on the north side of the River Great Ouse, on the flood plain, Maids Moreton

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Type and Period (1)

  • DRAINAGE DITCH (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)

Description

Drainage ditches of probable post medieval/modern date are visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as extant earthworks and were mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located between the River Great Ouse and the course of the Grand Junction Canal to Buckingham, Maids Moreton, and centred at SP 72738 34873. These ditches are on the flood plain of the River Great Ouse, approximately 700m south of Hydelane Farm, Foscott, and in a parcel called Deepe Meade on the 1591 map of Maids Moreton. (1-3)

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC26547 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2008 RP 3031 16-Apr-1947.
  • <2>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP7234 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2017-2019 date accessed 25-Feb-2020.
  • <3>SBC26388 Digital archive: Digital Bodleian. 1586-1605. All Souls College Hovenden I. Image I03.

Location

Grid reference SP 7273 3487 (point)
Civil Parish MAIDS MORETON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 7768) (EBC18304)

Record last edited

Jan 12 2024 7:43PM

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