Monument record 0224502000 - ASHENDON: S OF VILLAGE

Summary

Earthworks of shrunken medieval village visible on aerial photographs

Protected Status/Designation

  • SHINE: Earthworks of the shrunken medieval village of Ashendon with associated ridge and furrow cultivation visible on aerial photographs and LiDAR (DBC7784)

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Type and Period (2)

  • HOUSE PLATFORM (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
  • HOLLOW WAY (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)

Description

FURTHER EARTHWORKS: HOLLOWAYS, HOUSE CLOSES ETC NOTED ACROSS ROAD & S OF PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AREA OF SHRINKAGE (B6).


(SP 706144). Earthworks of field system, hollow way and possible minor desertion visible on air photographs. (B12 and B13).
Centred SP 70551430. Four possible steading sites associated with boundary banks, and a slight hollow-way are visible on a north west sloping pasture field named The Close (b15) within the village of Ashendon. Some surface digging is visible over the area and according to the farmer, modern dumping has occurred on the site also. Surveyed at 1:2500 on photostat (B14).
NRHE insert 1999, update 2004 (B16).

This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Sources (9)

  • ---SBC17400 Aerial Photograph: 05/02/90. BCM A14/8/4-8,13. SP\705141. 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.
  • <6>SBC4986 Verbal communication: Mike Farley. 1990. FARLEY M E (BCM) FEB 1990.
  • <12>SBC28896 Aerial Photograph: J K St Joseph. 1965. J K St Joseph AMP 33 6.12.65.
  • <13>SBC28897 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF CPE/UK/2436 3009-10 4.2.48.
  • <14>SBC28885 Verbal communication: P A Stevens. 1978. Field Investigators Comments - F1 PAS 16-FEB-78.
  • <15>SBC28898 Cartographic materials: Comments from tennant farmer at Ashendon.
  • <16>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7055 1410 (335m by 343m)
Civil Parish ASHENDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Programme of archaeological investigations (EBC16316)

Record last edited

Jan 21 2026 2:40PM

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