Monument record MBC45261 - Boundaries and platforms of former settlement, on the east side of Bridge Street, Thornborough
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (4)
- PLATFORM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BOUNDARY BANK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SHRUNKEN VILLAGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Description
Boundaries and possible platforms of medieval/post medieval 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 on the west side of Bridge Street, Thornborough, and centred at SP 74626 33488. A boundary bank and ditch on the edge of ridge and furrow field systems surrounding the village of Thornborough. The boundaries form subrectangular plots of land, which are not shown on Ordnance Survey Epoch 1 map, behind the houses on Bridge Street. The stream that runs through the centre of Thornborough forms the southern side of this plot and these boundaries are not the same as those on the Ordnance Survey Epoch 1 map. (1-2)
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC26592 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/86 RV 6212 26-Mar-1946.
- <2>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP7433 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2017-2019 date accessed 25-Feb-2020.
Location
Grid reference | SP 7462 3348 (point) |
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Civil Parish | THORNBOROUGH, 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 7:47PM