Monument record 0211300000 - W OF WEST TOWN FARM
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Archaeological Notification Area: Cropmarks of undated ditched enclosures (DBC9331)
Map
Type and Period (1)
- DITCHED ENCLOSURE (Undated)
Description
CROPMARKS OF ENCLOSURE DITCHES; NO TRACE OF CROPMARK ON GROUND; SITUATION IS LEVEL FIELD WITHIN MARKET GARDEN WITH GRAVEL SUBSOIL. PURPOSE & DATE UNKNOWN. NO FINDS (B1).
FIELD WALKED: NO FINDS. AREA CONSTANTLY DEEP-PLOUGHED FOR HORTICULTURE (B2).
SKETCH PLOTTED AT 1:2500 (NOT ENOUGH CONTROL POINTS)(B3-4).
SU 919804 Crop marks of enclosure ditches 1 1/4 mile SW of Burnham (B5).
No trace of the crop-mark on the ground, the situation is a level field within a market garden with a gravel sub soil. Its purpose cannot be ascertained from the AP, and no finds have been made (B6).
The features described by the previous authorities comprise ditched boundaries, possibly the remains of fields, of unkown date, visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. Perpendicular boundaries, and three boundaries in a disordered pattern are visible which measure from 60m to 170m. They are centred at SU 9190 8041, SU 9198 8036 and SU 9193 8030. (Morph No. TG.538.4.1-5.1)
This description is based on data from the RCHME MORPH2 database (B7).
NRHE Inswert 1999 (B8).
Sources (8)
- <1>SBC11193 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SU 98 SW 56 (FILED)(REF TO ST. JOSE PH A/P, COPY AT BCM).
- <2>SBC9246 Bibliographic reference: MR & MRS D MILLER, JAN 1976.
- <3>SBC3484 Graphic material: Denise Allen (BCM). 1979. SKETCH PLOT..
- <4>XYSBC13178 Unpublished document: RCHM(E). 1995. The Thames Valley Project: a Report for the National Mapping Programme. [Mapped feature: #28368 ]
- <5>SBC28354 Aerial Photograph: Cambridge Univeristy. 1957. CUCAP (VF57) 17-JUN-1957.
- <6>SBC28152 Verbal communication: N K Blood. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 NKB 10-JUL-74.
- <7>SBC28347 Verbal communication: Moraig Brown. 1993. RCHME/EH/HE Aerial Photographers comment - Moraig Brown/09-MAR-1993/Thames Valley NMP. AF1232122- RCHME.
- <8>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 919 804 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Aerial photography (EBC1189)
- Event - Intervention: Desk based assessment of West End Farm & Lake End Farm (EBC16340)
Record last edited
Nov 12 2025 2:54PM
