Monument record 0201200000 - S OF CHURCH FARM

Summary

Historical records, a field visit and aerial photographs show medieval house-platforms, hollow-ways and fishponds - Village shirnkage

Protected Status/Designation

  • Archaeological Notification Area: Earthworks of shrunken Medieval village at Ickford (DBC9131)
  • Local Heritage List 4766: S OF CHURCH FARM (DBC11989)
  • SHINE: Church Farm medieval deserted village, moat, fishponds, holloways and ridge & furrow earthworks (DBC7515)
  • SHINE: Shabbington shrunken medieval village, fishponds, holloways and ridge & furrow earthworks (DBC7516)

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Type and Period (1)

  • SHRUNKEN VILLAGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

SHRUNKEN MEDIEVAL VILLAGE CONTAINING FISHPONDS, HOUSE PLATFORMS, HOLLOW WAYS. (NB DISTURBED GROUND IN ADJ ORCHARD DUE TO BURIAL OF FOOT & MOUTH VICTIMS)(B1).
1313 WILLIAM ATTE WATER DIED SEISED OF MESSUAGE, LANDS & FISHERY IN ICKFORD (B2).
SUNKEN LANES & BOUNDARIES, WITH HOUSE PLATFORMS VISIBLE ON APS.


Centred SP 645070. Village shrinkage with fishponds, house platforms and sunken roads (B5).

Sources (8)

  • ---SBC18400 Aerial Photograph: NMR SP6008/1/184. SP/644070.
  • ---SBC18959 Aerial Photograph: 01/04/57. RAF F21 58 RAF 2153. \.
  • <1>SBC3408 Bibliographic reference: DAVIES M, PARMINTER Y & FOTHERGILL S APRIL 1974 FIELD VISIT.
  • <2>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. p59.
  • <3>SBC3407 Verbal communication: DAVIES M FROM MR MAX, MAY 1974.
  • <4>SBC12493 Aerial Photograph: RAF 82 Squadron. 1947. RAF Vertical Aerial Photograph, 1947: Run 85. Yes.
  • <5>SBC28486 Index: Buckinghamshire County Museum. Buckinghamshire County Museum Card Index No 2012.
  • <6>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 64467 06997 (367m by 565m) Polygon copied from old SMR 1:10,000 map.
Civil Parish ICKFORD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC14400)

Record last edited

Dec 1 2025 12:40PM

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