Monument record MBC48532 - Medieval and/or post medieval field systems, Nether Winchendon parish.

Summary

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 and was mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604).

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Type and Period (5)

  • RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
  • BANK (EARTHWORK) (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
  • FURLONG BOUNDARY (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
  • BOUNDARY DITCH (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
  • RIDGE AND FURROW (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)

Description

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 and was mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604). Located across the north half of Nether Winchendon parish, the ridge and furrow cultivation is contiguous except for the flood meadows adjacent the meandering watercourse that flanks the west edge of the parish. On aerial photographs taken in 2023 and recent remote sensing data, about two thirds of the cultivation blocks remain visible, the remainder having been plough levelled by post-war agricultural regimes (1-7).

Sources (7)

  • <1>SBC27802 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2025. US-7PH-GP-LOC96 VM 8003 04-Dec-1943.
  • <2>SBC27798 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2025. US-7PH-GP-LOC96 VM 8004 04-Dec-1943.
  • <3>SBC27806 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2025. US-7PH-GP-LOC96 VM 8045 04-Dec-1943.
  • <4>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP71SW Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2020 SP7113.
  • <5>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP71SW Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2020 SP7213-SP7214.
  • <6>SBC25596 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery. 13-APR-2010 SP7313.
  • <7>SBC25596 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery. 04-JUN-2023 SP7113, SP7213-7214, SP7313.

Location

Grid reference SP 7277 1308 (point)
Civil Parish LOWER WINCHENDON, 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 7:33PM

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