Monument record 0221301000 - MUSWELL HILL, BRILL

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Historical records of a medieval chapel

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  • CHAPEL (First mentioned 1151, 12th Century to 15th Century - 1100 AD? to 1499 AD?)

Description

CHAPEL OF THE HOLY CROSS BUILT ON MUSWELL HILL BY RALPH THE HERMIT BEFORE 1152 (B6).
GRANTS TO MISSENDEN ABBEY OF MUSWELL HERMITAGE & HOLY CROSS CHAPEL 1151-1240 (B1,B15).
LAST RUINS DISAPPEARED IN 1800 (B6).
NGR TO APPROX SITE OF THESE RUINS (B7,B6).
VICARS OF AMBROSDEN UNTIL 1428 SERVED CHAPELS OF PIDDINGTON AND MUSWELL (B8, QUOTING B6 P24).

Sources (5)

  • <1>SBC13875 Article in serial: H E Salter (ed). 1930. 'BOARSTALL CARTULARY', IN OXFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY VOL 88. Vol 88. pp103-105, 121, 187.
  • <6>SBC16252 Bibliographic reference: VCH OXON 5 PP 252-3, 257-8.
  • <7>SBC10552 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS FIELD INVESTIGATOR.
  • <8>SBC11459 Unpublished document: Oxfordshire County Council. OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL HER RECORD PRN 3077.
  • <15>SBC6804 Monograph: J G Jenkins (editor). 1962. Cartulary of Missenden Abbey Part 3, in Bucks Record Society Vol 12. Vol 12.

Location

Grid reference SP 643 155 (point)
Civil Parish BRILL, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

May 4 2026 5:26PM

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