Monument record 0212100000 - HOLYWICK, MEDMENHAM
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Archaeological Notification Area: Site of Medieval chapel and grange of Holywick (DBC9283)
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Type and Period (1)
- CHAPEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Description
ENTRY IN LINCOLN DIOCESE RECORDS CONFIRMS TRADITION OF CHAPEL IN CHAPEL FIELD, HOLLYWICKS (B1-2). 1518 REPORT ON WOODEND CHAPEL SAYS 'IT WAS SERVED BY MONK FROM MEDMENHAM ABBEY, WHO OWNED IT.' CHAPEL PROFESSED TO A MINISTER FROM MOOR COMMON (DET. LEWKNOR)(B2).
NO TRACE OF CHAPEL ON GROUND (B3).
Site of ancient chapel in Chapel-field, Holywick (SU 808 876) (B4).
The records of Lincoln Diocese confirm the tradition of a chapel at Chapel Field, Wood End, in the meadow where Hollywicks stands, within 100 yards of the parish boundary. It was so called because the farm belonged to Medmenham Abbey. A report dated 1518 states that the chapel was served by a Cistercian monk. It perished after the Dissolution. (B5)
No trace of a chapel at Holywick; but for one barn, all farm buildingsare demolished (B6).
NRHE inseet 2005 (B7)
Sources (7)
- <1>SBC7294 Bibliographic reference: LANGLEY T 1797 HISTORY & ANTIQUITIES OF HUNDRED OF DESBOROUGH P354.
- <2>SBC12296 Bibliographic reference: PLAISTED A H 1958 ROMANCE OF A CHILTERN VILLAGE P4 9.
- <3>SBC10579 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey. OS ANTIQUITY NO SU 88 NW 22.
- <4>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire.
- <5>SBC27592 Digital archive: VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION Mss undtd unnamed (held at Wooden Farm).
- <6>SBC27593 Verbal communication: N K Blood. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 NKB 14-AUG-74.
- <7>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 80800 87600 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MEDMENHAM, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jul 3 2025 2:07PM
