Monument record MBC47814 - Medieval and/or post medieval ridge and furrow cultivation, Kingsbrook parish.
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (4)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
- PLOUGH HEADLAND (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
- FURLONG BOUNDARY (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
Description
Contiguous blocks of medieval and/or post medieval ridge and furrow cultivation, remnants of the former common open-field system, is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as earthworks in Kingsbrook parish and was mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604). Located in the parish of Kingsbrook and centred at SP 85085 14915. The parish of Kingsbrook was created in 2020 out of Bierton with Broughton and has seen significant amounts of development for housing since 2010 when pasture fields were still visible on aerial coverage. Lidar visualisations show that earthworks are still well preserved along the southern edge of the parish, along the Grand Union Canal which crosses the field systems. Plough headlands and drainage ditches can be seen crossing the field systems, showing their former extents and extra drainage ditches created within field systems. (1-19)
Sources (19)
- <1>SBC27085 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2025. RAF-AC275 V 5039 07-MAR-1943.
- <2>SBC27131 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2024. RAF-AC275 V 5041 07-MAR-1943.
- <3>SBC27175 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2025. RAF-106G-UK-683 RS 4037 23-AUG-1945.
- <4>SBC27176 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2025. RAF-106G-UK-683 RS 4039 23-AUG-1945.
- <5>SBC27086 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2025. RAF-106G-UK-683 RS 4040 23-AUG-1945.
- <6>SBC25593 Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. Google Earth Pro. Dated 25-MAR-2020.
- <7>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP81NW Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2021 SP8415-SP8416.
- <8>SBC27211 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2025. RAF-540-1269 F21 0043 12-MAR-1954.
- <9>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP81NE Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2021 SP8514-SP8515.
- <10>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP81NE Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2021.
- <11>SBC27401 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1943. RAF/AC275 V 5001 07-Mar-1943.
- <12>SBC27348 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/683 RP 3007 23-Aug-1945.
- <13>SBC27353 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/683 RP 3008 23-Aug-1945.
- <14>SBC26976 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1954. RAF/540/1269 F21 44 12-Mar-1954.
- <15>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP8314 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2020 date accessed 09-Mar-2023.
- <16>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP8414 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2020 date accessed 09-Mar-2023.
- <17>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP8513 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2020 date accessed 09-Mar-2023.
- <18>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP8514 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2020 date accessed 09-Mar-2023.
- <19>SBC25593 Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. Google Earth Pro. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM Mar-2024 date accessed 08-Aug-2024.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 8508 1491 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BIERTON WITH BROUGHTON, 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 6:58PM