Monument record 0181601100 - GREENLAND HOUSE, HAMBLEDEN

Summary

Eighteenth century records of Civil War siegeworks at Greenlands House.

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Type and Period (1)

  • (Former Type) SIEGEWORK? (Civil War - 1640 AD to 1649 AD)

Description

Manor house demolished in Civil War replaced by a farmhouse. Considerable remains of fortifications around it noted in 1797 (B7).
Greenland House garrisoned for royalists in 1644 & besieged for a month, surrendering in July. Afterwards demolished. Cannon balls found in garden (B1-3).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC11673 Bibliographic reference: PETRIE A FLINDERS 1979 SHORT HISTORY OF YEWDEN MANOR & GREENLANDS.
  • <2>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. pp46, 49-50.
  • <3>SBC26953 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 3). Volume 3. pp576-577.
  • <7>SBC7321 Bibliographic reference: LANGLEY T 1797 HISTORY & ANTIQUITIES OF THE HUNDRE D OF DESBOROUGH PP240-246.

Location

Grid reference SU 77600 85440 (point)
Civil Parish HAMBLEDEN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Nov 8 2024 8:21PM

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