Monument record 0020700000 - SHUCKLOW, LITTLE HORWOOD
Summary
Historical records of a medieval settlement known as Shucklow
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Site of Saxon to Medieval settlement of Shucklow
Map
Type and Period (1)
- DESERTED SETTLEMENT (10th Century to 19th Century - 900 AD? to 1899 AD?)
Description
10 dwellings at Scuccanhlau Vel Fentuum, within the wood called Horwuda granted to St Alban's Abbey by King Offa in AD 792 along with the Manor of Winslow (B1).
Shucklow or Sheckley mentioned in Little Horwood church registers; boundaries on 1825 map. Site now occupied by Little Horwood Manor? Sketch map & further info on CAS card (B4).
An article tracing the 10th century boundary of the Manor of Winslow makes reference to Shucklow Manor. In the 18th century it comprised 216 acres - 10 acres of arable, 6 acres meadow and 200 acres of pasture. Bryant's map of 1820s shows it including Waterfall Coppice, another 37 acres (B6).
Sources (6)
- <1>SBC8280 Bibliographic reference: A Mawer & F M Stenton. 1925. PLACE-NAMES OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (ENGLISH PLACE-NAMES SOCIETY VOL 2). Vol 2. pp69-70,248.
- <2>SBC9914 Bibliographic reference: NEWINGTON LONGUEVILLE CHARTERS (MATTHEW PARIS, CHRON MAJOR, ROLLS SER VI 5).
- <3>SBC15543 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 3 P376.
- <4>SBC2156 Bibliographic reference: BULL EJ GETS INFO FROM- LT HORWOOD CHURCH REGISTER S; RESEARCH, H OAK-RHIND, OLD LAUNDRY, LT H'WOOD;.
- <5>SBC2155 Map: BULL EJ DRAWS MAP, BASED ON- OS BUCKS 1925 SHT XIX ; OS 1 IN REPRINT NO 62 (WOBURN).
- <6>SBC20208 Article in serial: E J Bull and Julian Hunt. 1996. 'Rewalking the Tenth-century Perambulation of Winslow Manor', in Recs of Bucks 38 pp90-108. Vol 38.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 7927 3166 (239m by 250m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLE HORWOOD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: (EBC13761)
Record last edited
Dec 5 2020 12:41PM
