Monument record 0018400000 - TITHE FARM, IVINGHOE ASTON

Summary

Medieval homestead moat and possible fishpond. The island measures 48m by 34m and is surrounded by a water filled moat 7m wide and 1.2m deep. An extension to the north 54m long and 7m wide was possibly connected the moat to a spring or served as a fishpond. The moat is crossed by a post medieval brick built bridge.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Archaeological Notification Area: Earthworks of Medieval moat and manor of Ivinghoe Aston (DBC8972)
  • Scheduled Monument 1016476: MOATED SITE 90M NORTH EAST OF ASHBY VILLAS (DBC7106)

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Type and Period (2)

  • MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FISHPOND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 61m, Width 54m.
Plan Form - RECTANGULAR
Homestead moat at Tithe Farm, Ivinghoe Aston (B1).
MOAT IS WOODED. SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN FED FROM A SPRING AT SP 9561 1807. PRESENCE OF HOUSE PLATFORMS, ADJACENT (01:000) SUGGESTS A MANORIAL SITE (B3).
AT NGR SP 95471809 (B4).
SCHEDULED: SAM 32111 (B5).


A sub-rectangular waterfilled homestead moat at Tithe Farm measures, overall, 50.0m NW-SE by 60.0m transversely. The arms are 6.0 to 7.0m in width. A fishpond extends to the NE for a distance 50.0m and 8.0m in width. Tithe Farmhouse has been demolished, the farm buildings are derelict and the land is waste. The moat is reed-filled and heavily overgrown with trees and bushes. Published 25" survey correct (B6).

This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Sources (12)

  • ---SBC18829 Aerial Photograph: 12/01/46. RAF 254.3076. SP\958180. Yes.
  • ---SBC18945 Aerial Photograph: 10/04/47. RAF 88.3395. SP\958180. Yes.
  • <1>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume 2 North. Volume 2. p157.
  • <2>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. pp381-382.
  • <3>SBC4879 Bibliographic reference: FARLEY M E (BCM) NOV 1972 FIELD VISIT.
  • <4>SBC10453 Map: OS 1973 1:2500 MAP.
  • <5>SBC14013 Scheduling record: English Heritage. 1998. SCHEDULING LISTS OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS.
  • <6>SBC29356 Verbal communication: A S Phillips. 1971. Field Investigator Comments - F1 ASP 25-JUN-71.
  • <7>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 1998.
  • <8>SBC28424 Article in serial: Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society. 1972. 'Archaeological Notes from the Buckinghamshire County Museum', in Records of Buckinghamshire Vol 19, part 2, pages 217-225.
  • <9>SBC29364 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1954. RAF 58/1342 0146-7 18.1.54.
  • <10>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 9547 1810 (70m by 80m)
Civil Parish IVINGHOE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC13948)

Record last edited

Mar 19 2026 2:41PM

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