Monument record 0214701000 - GROVE PLACE MANOR
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- MOAT? (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)
Description
Homestead moat, fragmentary (B3).
ALL TRACES OF SUPPOSED HOMESTEAD MOAT DESTROYED BY TIPPING. NO EVIDENCE ON AVAILABLE AERIAL PHOTOS (B4) OR DURING BUILDING WORK, C.1960.
Homestead moat, fragmentary, at The Grove (centred SU 98619161) Nothing visible on available APs; area heavily wooded (B3).
All traces of the supposed homestead moat are destroyed by tipping. It lay in the ground of Chalfont Grove, an 18/19th c mansion, now headquarters of the Services Kinema orporation. There is a tradition of an earlier house, but no remains were discovered when new repair shops were ereected in the angle of the supposed moat (B7).
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 (4)
- <3>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume 1. Volume 1. p82.
- <4>SBC10628 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD.
- <7>SBC28394 Verbal communication: N K Blood. 1974. Field Investigator Comments - F1 NKB 13-SEP-74.
- <8>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SU 98610 91610 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHALFONT ST. GILES, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Nov 24 2025 11:18AM
