Monument record 1579800000 - NE of Soulbury Ground Farm

Summary

Earthwork bank of uncertain date and function visible on aerial photographs south east of Stoke Hammond

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Type and Period (2)

  • FIELD BOUNDARY? (Unknown date)
  • BANK (EARTHWORK) (Unknown date)

Description

An earthwork bank of uncertain date and function is visible on aerial photographs in the east of Stoke Hammond, centred at SP 8861 2892. It cuts NE-SW across a field beneath medieval-post medieval ridge and furrow in a straight line for approximately 160m, before bending slightly to the east by c.5m and then continuing on its original orientation for a further 40m (1).
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence (2).
Earthwork not visible on 2022 Environment Agency LiDAR data, however a large bank is visible apparently underlying ridge and furrow on a similar orientation in the field to the north centred at SP8862729162 and was mapped as part of the North Bucks and Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation projects.

Sources (3)

  • ---SBC28725 Digital archive: Environment Agency. 2006. Environment Agency LiDAR data for SP8828, ref D0070356.
  • <1>XYSBC28711 Verbal communication: Zoe Edwards (Historic England Air Photo Interpreter). 2013. Information from 2006 Environment Agency LiDAR survey data. [Mapped feature: #52233 ]
  • <2>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SP 8861 2892 (point)
Civil Parish SOULBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jan 7 2026 7:31PM

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