Monument record 0224300000 - PARK OF N WINCHENDON HOUSE

Summary

Medieval house platforms, hollow-ways and pottery found in field survey

Protected Status/Designation

  • Archaeological Notification Area: Earthworks of shrunken Medieval village at Lower Winchendon (DBC9064)
  • SHINE: Brook End medieval moated site (DBC7500)
  • SHINE: Lower Winchendon medieval shrunken village earthworks, holloways and associated ridge and furrow (DBC7498)

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Type and Period (1)

  • SHRUNKEN VILLAGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

VILLAGE EARTHWORKS: HOUSE PLATFORMS, PROBABLE HOLLOW WAYS ETC IDENTIFIED & PLOTTED (SEE 1:2500 SKETCH PLAN) BY MRS J STRONG. A FEW MEDIEVAL (?) SHERDS C OLLECTED (B1-2).
A WELL PRESERVED GROUP OF EARTHWORKS INCLUDING AT LEAST 1 HOUSE PLATFORM (B3).

An area of shrunken settlement of medieval date is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as extant earthworks and was mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604). Located at Winchendon Priory, Nether Winchendon, and centred at SP 73233 12015. Earthworks of boundaries, building platforms and possible trackways can be seen on aerial photographs and lidar visualisations. These are preserved in parkland around the site of Winchendon Priory. (5-11)

Sources (11)

  • <1>SBC14939 Graphic material: STRONG MRS J TO FARLEY M E, FEB 1975 (& SEE PLAN F ILED CAS 2242).
  • <2>SBC10627 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD (FILED WITH CAS 2242).
  • <3>SBC4981 Bibliographic reference: FARLEY M E DECEMBER 1993 FIELD VISIT.
  • <4>SBC17443 Aerial Photograph: 02/02/94. BCM A20/8/20-24. SP\733121. Yes.
  • <5>SBC28216 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1943. US/7PH/GP/LOC96 VM 8001 04-Dec-1943.
  • <6>SBC28214 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1897 RS 4076 12-Dec-1946.
  • <7>SBC28235 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1994. NMR 15085_018 23-Jun-1994.
  • <8>SBC28236 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2006. NMR 24474_007 21-Nov-2006.
  • <9>SBC28237 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2006. NMR 24480_049 21-Nov-2006.
  • <10>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP7312 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2020 date accessed 09-Mar-2023.
  • <11>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP7311 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2020 date accessed 09-Mar-2023.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7327 1209 (250m by 190m)
Civil Parish LOWER WINCHENDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC13938)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC14202)
  • Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 9179) (EBC18604)

Record last edited

Sep 19 2025 10:19AM

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