Monument record 0221600000 - THORNTON

Summary

Possible medieval to post-medieval park pale recorded on aerial photograph

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  • SHINE: Earthworks of probable medieval to post-medieval park pale identified on aerial photographs and visible on LiDAR.

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  • PARK PALE? (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1798 AD?)

Description

Dimensions - Length 1km.
Plan Form - Linear.
Possible park pale. APs show raised trackway pre-dating ridge & furrow. (A track in this position is shown on OS 1-inch map, 1820-30). No extant paling found. Portion shown on AP which is not mered to modern detail crosses an area largely under plough (B4).

Sources (6)

  • ---SBC18751 Aerial Photograph: 01/10/46. RAF 13.3174. SP\764357. Yes.
  • ---SBC18752 Aerial Photograph: 01/10/46. RAF 13.3175. SP\764357. Yes.
  • <1>SBC14532 Bibliographic reference: SHIRLEY ED 1867 ENGLISH DEER PARKS P127.
  • <2>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. p243.
  • <3>SBC2326 Article in serial: L M Cantor and J Hatherly. 1977. 'THE MEDIEVAL PARKS OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE', in Records of Buckinghamshire 20. Vol 20 part 3.
  • <4>SBC10929 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SP73 NE 11 (NOT RETAINED); ALSO AIR PHOTOGRAPH RAF OCT,1946 RUN 13 PRINTS 3174 &5 (AT.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7652 3568 (310m by 940m)
Civil Parish THORNTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: (EBC13272)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC14190)

Record last edited

Oct 24 2024 8:34PM

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