Monument record MBC47877 - Drainage ditches or trackways west of Manor Farm, Broughton Hamlet

Summary

Drainage ditches or trackways west of Manor Farm, Broughton Hamlet

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Type and Period (2)

  • DRAINAGE DITCH? (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)
  • TRACKWAY? (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)

Description

Drainage ditches or trackway of probable medieval/post medieval date are visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as extant earthworks and were mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604). Located approximately 300m west of Manor Farm. Broughton Hamlet, Aylesbury, and centred at SP 84365 13830. These features cross earthworks of ridge and furrow field systems close to the shrunken settlement at Manor Farm/Oak Farm, the remains of World’s End Green shown on the Ordnance Surveyors’ Drawing of Aylesbury and may have been part of activities at and around the shrunken settlement. They are still clear on lidar visualisations as earthworks. (1-3)

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC27401 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1943. RAF/AC275 V 5001 07-Mar-1943.
  • <2>SBC27402 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1943. RAF/AC289 V 5078 08-Mar-1943.
  • <3>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP8413 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2020 date accessed 09-Mar-2023.

Location

Grid reference SP 8436 1383 (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 12:26PM

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