Monument record 0666805000 - West and northwest of Gurney's Farm
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (6)
- MILITARY CAMP (Modern - 1939 AD to 1946 AD)
- HARD STANDING (Modern - 1942 AD to 1943 AD)
- HUT (Modern - 1943 AD to 1944 AD)
- RESETTLEMENT CAMP (Modern - 1948 AD to 1961 AD)
- MILITARY BUILDING (Modern to Unknown - 1942 AD)
- RING DITCH? (Unknown date)
Description
Cropmarks of the outlines of a number of dispersed buildings and a circular feature visible on aerial photographs. Two clusters can be seen within a large field to the west of Marsworth centred at SP 9159 1457 and SP 9143 1478, these are the traces of a satellite installation of RAF Cheddington a WW2 airfield located to the north which are marked on the contemporary OS map of the area. In the south-western corner of the field, at SP 9160 1454 there is a cropmark of a possible ring ditch. It is not clear if this is part of the military site or the remains of a possible Bronze Age round barrow. The field appears to have been subjected to test trenching - the outlines of the trenches are also visible as cropmarks focused on the two dispersed parts of the WW2 camp - but no record of the excavations have been found (10).
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence (9).
Sources (3)
- ---SBC28624 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2010. Historic England 2010 oblique aerial photo NMR 26693_018. No.
- <9>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
- <10>XYSBC28620 Verbal communication: Fiona Small (Historic England Air Photo Interpreter). 2015. Information from 2010 Historic England aerial photograph. [Mapped features: #52212 NGR to centre of SE cluster, ; #52213 NGR to centre of NW cluster, ]
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 9151 1467 (159m by 211m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MARSWORTH, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (7)
- Parent of: Cheddington Airfield (Monument) (0666800027)
- Parent of: Cheddington Airfield (Monument) (0666800028)
- Parent of: West of Gurney's Farm (Monument) (0666800033)
- Parent of: West of Gurney's Farm (Monument) (0666800034)
- Parent of: West of Gurney's Farm (Monument) (0666800035)
- Parent of: West of Gurney's Farm (Monument) (0666800036)
- Part of: RAF Cheddington, USAAF Station 113 (Monument) (0666800000)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: EH Aerial Reconnaissance (South): 2010-11 (EBC18817)
Record last edited
Dec 11 2025 7:56PM