Monument record 0155400000 - S OF MANOR HOUSE, CHETWODE
Summary
Historical records of medieval parish church
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Site of former Medieval parish church at Chetwode manor (DBC8851)
- SHINE: Chetwode medieval moated manor site (DBC7448)
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Type and Period (3)
- PARISH CHURCH (Abandoned after 1480, 13th Century to 15th Century - 1200 AD to 1480 AD)
- CHURCHYARD (Abandoned after 1480, 13th Century to 15th Century - 1200 AD? to 1480 AD)
- CHAPEL (Demolished mid 16th century?, 15th Century to 16th Century - 1480 AD to 1599 AD?)
Description
CHURCH OF CHETWODE MENTIONED 1223. APPROPRIATED TO CHETWODE PRIORY 1389-91. SURRENDERED WITH THE PRIORY TO NUTLEY ABBEY IN 1460. HAD FALLEN INTO DECAY BY 1480, & SO PRIORY CHURCH (CASS 00577)(C.400M W) BECAME CHETWODE PARISH CHURCH. THE OLD CHURCH WAS GRADUALLY DISMANTLED (B2).
NO TRACE LEFT; NGR TO SITE (B1,B3).
Agreement of 1480 between parishioners and Abbot of Notley included a decree by the Bishop that former parish church to be regarded as a chapel dependant on the new parish church. Abbot at liberty to remove the font from St Martin's to the new church along with materials for repairs. Mention of trees within old churchyard. Details of agreement (B4).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p169.
- <2>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. p168.
- <3>SBC10383 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1958. OS 1958 6IN MAP. 1:10,560.
- <4>SBC19256 Bibliographic reference: Browne Willis. 1717. An History of the Mitred Parliametary Abbies. Vol 2. pp16-23.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 64700 29900 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHETWODE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Oct 24 2024 6:19PM
