Monument record 0221303000 - MUSWELL HILL, BRILL

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Historical records of medieval hermitage

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  • HERMITAGE (RELIGIOUS) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

HERMITAGE OF ST WERBURGH IN FOREST OF BRILL MENTIONED 1205. ANNEXED TO CHETWODE PRIORY 1251 (B5,B9).
'ANCIENT HERMITAGE IN FOREST OF BERNWODE CALLED ST WERBURGH'S CELL, SAID TO HAVE BEEN ON NORTH SIDE OF MUSWELL HILL, WEST OF BRILL AT THE DIVISION OF THE COUNTIES OF OXON AND BUCKS; A HOUSE BELONGING TO MUSWELL HILL FARM STILL MARKS THE SITE OF THE HERMITAGE' (B2).

Sources (3)

  • <2>SBC26951 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 1). Volume 1. pp105-106.
  • <5>SBC20460 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1905. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume I. Volume 1. pp287, 380.
  • <9>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. p18.

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

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Nov 7 2024 2:23PM

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