Monument record 0221101000 - ST MARY'S CHURCH

Summary

Mound on which church stands could be prehistoric barrow or later mound, or possibly natural

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (3)

  • (Former Type) MOUND? (Late Neolithic to Medieval - 3000 BC? to 1539 AD?)
  • (Former Type) ROUND BARROW? (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC? to 1501 BC?)
  • NATURAL FEATURE? (Unknown date)

Description

CHURCH IS ON AN ARTIFICIAL MOUNT, PERHAPS A TUMULUS OR ANCIENT BRITISH MILITARY WORK (B1, B2 and B9).
CHURCH STANDS HIGH ABOVE A SUNKEN ROADWAY, ON NATURAL GROUND RISING TO NW. NO EVIDENCE OF A TUMULUS OR ANY OTHER ARTIFICIAL WORKS (B5 and B9).

Sources (6)

  • <1>SBC26951 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 1). Volume 1. pp136,140-148.
  • <2>SBC26951 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 1). Volume 1.
  • <5>SBC10543 Bibliographic reference: OS FIELD INVESTIGATION & RECORD CARD(FILED).
  • <8>SBC28580 Index: Bucks County Museum. Buckinghamshire County Museum Card Index No 2211.
  • <9>SBC28581 Verbal communication: John Gilbert Barton. 1977. Field Investigators Comments - F1 JGB 28-FEB-77.
  • <10>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SP 68669 11611 (point)
Civil Parish CHILTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: (EBC142)

Record last edited

Dec 5 2025 1:55PM

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