Monument record 0198600000 - LITTLE MISSENDEN VILLAGE

Summary

Documentary history of medieval and post-medieval settlement of Little Missenden.

Protected Status/Designation

Conservation Area: Little Missenden Conservation Area

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Type and Period (3)

MANOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
(Former Type) VILL (Recorded 1086, 11th Century - 1000 AD to 1099 AD)
SETTLEMENT (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

A half-hide in Little Missenden formed part of Hugh de Bolbec's lands in 1086. Full manorial history (B1).
Manor house (see 01:000) garden (see 01:001).
The Count of Mortain holds 1 hide in (Little) Missenden; Wigot holds from him. Land for 1 1/2 ploughs; 1 plough there; (another) 1/2 possible. 4 smallholders. Meadow for 1 plough; woodland, 100 pigs. The value is and was 100s; before 1066, 40s. Alwin, Sired son of Sibbi's man, held this land; he could sell.
Hugh of Bolbec holds 1/2 hide in (Little) Missenden; Wulfgeat from him. Land for 1 plough; it is there, with 1 smallholder. Meadow for 1 plough; woodland, 30 pigs. The value is and always was 10s. He also held it before 1066; he was Bishop Wulfwy's man; he could sell.
Thurstan Mantle holds 1/2 hide in (Little) Missenden. Land for 2 ploughs; in lordship 1. 2 villagers with 1 smallholder have 1 plough. Meadow for 2 ploughs; woodland, 30 pigs. The value is and was 20s; before 1066, 30s. Seric, Sired's man, held this land; he could sell (B7).
Conservation Area designated in 1971 (B10).

Sources (10)

<1>SBC20461 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1908. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume II. Volume 2. pp356-358.
<2>SBC12677 Bibliographic reference: RCHM BUCKS 1 P234.
<3>SBC168 Aerial Photograph: AERIAL PHOTO:RAF JAN 1947 (RUN 75,PRINT 4011,AT BC M).
<4>SBC5312 Bibliographic reference: FIELD VISIT:A.R.PIKE, AUG.1978.
<5>SBC20013 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1982. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Buckinghamshire: Chiltern District: Parishes of Chalfont St Giles &C.
<6>SBC19002 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1998. Historic Parks and Gardens Register Review.
<7>SBC4271 Bibliographic reference: John Morris (ed). 1978. Domesday Book: Buckinghamshire. 12:1, 26:1, 36:1.
<8>SBC22686 Digital archive: Vernacular Architecture Group. 2000 onwards. Vernacular Architecture Group: Dendrochronology Database.
<9>SBC20011 Unpublished document: Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. 2001. Chilterns Chalk Streams Project: Chess & Misbourne Valleys - Archaeological Assessment.
<10>SBC23434 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Council. 1971. Little Missenden Conservation Area.

Location

Grid reference	SU 9215 9898 (point)
Civil Parish	LITTLE MISSENDEN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire