Monument record MBC47786 - Medieval road or hollow way, Weedon
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (3)
- HOLLOW WAY (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
- ROAD (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
- BOUNDARY BANK (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
Description
A former medieval road or hollow way is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604). The features are located across fields of medieval and/or post medieval ridge and furrow cultivation blocks N of Aston Abbots Road, E of Weedon village and centred at SP 82058 18392. A single curving ditch up to 10- metres wide extends ENE from Northcroft (road) for 280 metres before dividing into two parallel ditches, flanked by earthwork banks, and arcing across a further four more fields for 653 metres, terminating at Aston Abbotts Road opposite Groveway Farm. On aerial photographs taken in 2020 and recent remote sensing data (1-3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC27144 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2024. RAF-CPE-UK-2483 RP 3162 10-MAR-1948.
- <2>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP81NW Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2021 SP8118-8218.
- <3>SBC25596 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery. 05-APR-2020 SP8118-8218.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 8205 1839 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WEEDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 9179) (EBC18604)
Record last edited
Sep 12 2025 6:55PM