Monument record 0213600000 - 250M W OF RECTORY

Summary

Documentary evidence and extant remains of a well of medieval or post-medieval date

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • WELL (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1798 AD?)

Description

OLD WELL S OF VILLAGE ASSIGNED AS A DEPOSITORY OF TREASURE (B1).
NOW FILLED UP. TILES & SUPPOSED REMAINS OF STONE COFFINS FOUND HERE GIVEN TO BUCKS ARCH SOC (B2).
SAID TO HAVE BEEN A MOAT HERE PRE-RAILWAY; NOW ONLY AN ISLAND N OF LINE WITH A WELL & WELL-HOUSE ON IT, WITH STEPS TO WELL (B3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC26951 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 1). Volume 1. p311.
  • <2>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p398.
  • <3>SBC5091 Bibliographic reference: FARLEY M E SEPT 1974 FIELD VISIT.

Location

Grid reference SP 65670 17150 (point)
Civil Parish LUDGERSHALL, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: (EBC1397)

Record last edited

Nov 7 2024 3:26PM

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