Monument record 0224500000 - N & E OF PARISH CHURCH

Summary

Earthworks of medieval shrunken village

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Ashendon Historic Village Core

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Type and Period (4)

  • SHRUNKEN VILLAGE (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
  • HOUSE PLATFORM (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
  • HOLLOW WAY (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
  • QUARRY (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1798 AD?)

Description

?STREETS & OTHER CONFUSED EARTHWORKS NOTED ON AP. HOLLOWAYS, DISTURBED GROUND, OLD STONE WORKINGS INDICATE FORMER EXISTENCE OF LARGER SETTLEMENT HERE (B3).
RECTANGULAR HOUSE PLATFORM FRONTING ASHENDON-WESTCOTT ROAD. OTHER EARTHWORKS: HOUSE 'SHELVES' CUT IN PLATFORMS NW OF MAIN ONE (B4).
OTHER AREA OF VILLAGE EARTHWORKS: SEE 02:000.

Sources (15)

  • ---SBC17400 Aerial Photograph: 05/02/90. BCM A14/8/4-8,13. SP\705141. Yes.
  • ---SBC18044 Aerial Photograph: 26/01/76. GAS 219.3842. SP\709143. Yes.
  • ---SBC20726 Aerial Photograph: Michael Farley. 2001. 2001 oblique AP by Mike Farley. SP70461418. Yes.
  • ---SBC20727 Aerial Photograph: Michael Farley. 2001. 2001 oblique AP by Mike Farley. SP70631437. Yes.
  • <1>SBC4663 Map: 1641. ESTATE MAP OF ASHENDON.
  • <2>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. p7.
  • <3>SBC20037 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. 1970 & 1978. OS Record Card SP 71 SW:13.
  • <4>SBC5615 Bibliographic reference: GEORGE W & FARLEY M E ,4 AUGUST 1972,FIELD VISIT & SEE BRITISH GAS A/P(COPY AT BCM).
  • <5>SBC5717 Verbal communication: Susan Gill and Doris Waterton (CMAG). 1975. GILL MRS S & WATERTON MRS D, FEB 1975.
  • <6>SBC4986 Verbal communication: Mike Farley. 1990. FARLEY M E (BCM) FEB 1990.
  • <7>SBC20063 Unpublished document: Peter McClure. 1983-1984. Correspondence from Peter McClure to BCM, July 1983 to September? 1984.
  • <8>SBC19055 Unpublished document: Hertfordshire Archaeological Trust. 1998. Land off Main Street, Ashendon: A Desk-Based Archaeological Assessment.
  • <9>SBC19054 Unpublished document: Hertfordshire Archaeological Trust. 1998. Land off Main Street, Ashendon: An Archaeological Evaluation.
  • <10>SBC20098 Unpublished document: John Samuels Archaeological Consultants. 2003. Main Street, Ashendon: Archaeological Post-Excavation Assessment Report and Updated Project Design.
  • <11>SBC22118 Article in serial: Dan Slatcher, John Samuels et al. 2004. 'Multi-Period Activity at Main Street, Ashendon: Excavations in 1999', in Records of Buckinghamshire Vol 44. Vol 44.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7054 1430 (173m by 167m)
Civil Parish ASHENDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC16274)
  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC16275)

Record last edited

Oct 26 2024 11:46AM

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