Monument record 0226001000 - S SIDE OF CHURCH

Summary

Site of possible medieval moat suggested in documentary sources

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  • MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

MANOR HOUSE, DESCRIBED BY BROWNE WILLIS, WAS SURROUNDED BY MOAT. PARTS OF BANKS STILL VISIBLE (B1-2).
MOAT SHOWN TO SW OF CHURCH ON INCLOSURE MAP (B3).
FIELD SUGGESTED IS NOW A CRICKET FIELD & THEREFORE FLAT & FEATURELESS (B6).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC1953 Unpublished document: Browne Willis. BROWNE WILLIS MANUSCRIPT (BODLEIAN LIBRARY, OXFORD).
  • <2>SBC26952 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 2). Volume 2. p85.
  • <3>SBC6583 Map: INCLOSURE MAP OF ASTON CLINTON 1816 (AT BRO;REF IR /51)..
  • <6>SBC12249 Bibliographic reference: PIKE A R,JAN 1980,FIELD VISIT.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 8789 1184 (180m by 140m)
Civil Parish ASTON CLINTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Nov 7 2024 1:06PM

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