Monument record 1589701000 - Church Hill, West Wycombe
Summary
Medieval woodland boundary, surviving as earthworks
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (3)
- BOUNDARY BANK (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD)
- WOOD BANK (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD)
Description
A woodland boundary comprising a well-formed bank, 3.2-4.2m in width and 0.7m in height, flanked to the north by a ditch 2.0m wide and and 0.4m in depth. This feature is similar in construction to the boundary to the south-west, indeed they may be two segments of the same boundary. The bank and ditch dog-leg around, though apparently pre-date, an area of quarrying (SU 89 NW 28), and are cut by a later hollow way, suggesting that this feature is a relatively early component of the woodland landscape (B1-3).
Boundary is visible in Chilterns Conservation Board LiDAR dataset.
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC19995 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001. West Wycombe Park Buckinghamshire - Part 1: Site History and Introduction. 1.
- <2>SBC19996 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001. West Wycombe Park Buckinghamshire - Part II: The Earthwork Surveys. 2. p86.
- <3>XYSBC19998 Graphic material: English Heritage. 2000. West Wycombe Park: detailed plans of Pleasure Grounds, Wider Parkland and Church Hill. 1:2500. Fig 18 (H). [Mapped feature: #52855 NGR to centre, ]
Location
| Grid reference | SU 82512 95437 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Detailed topographic survey and background research: West Wycombe Park Survey (Ref: 1346157) (EBC16386)
Record last edited
Mar 25 2026 12:13PM
