Monument record 0020800000 - NOD: deserted medieval hamlet

Summary

Settlement shown on the Salden Estate Map of 1599 and on the 1st edition nineteenth century OS map as a farmstead

Protected Status/Designation

Archaeological Notification Area: Site of deserted Medieval hamlet of Nod (DBC8840)

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Type and Period (2)

HAMLET (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)
DESERTED SETTLEMENT (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)

Description

HAMLET CENTRED ON A FARMSTEAD? 'NOD' FIELD NAMES ON E SIDE OF NARBURY WOOD. SETTLEMENT SHOWN ON MAPS OF 1599 & 1885. RIDGE & FURROW SURROUNDS AREA, THOUGH A WOODED PART OF WHADDON CHASE FROM AT LEAST C14. SETTLEMENT REMNANTS DEMOLISHED LATE C19 (B1).
NO TRACE IN 1974 (B3).
MAP & FURTHER INFO ON CAS CARD. NGR TO POSSIBLE MOAT (B2).
Field names Big Nod and Little Nod recorded from OS Bucks XIX.3 (B4).
Field-walking in the area of Nod uncovered one sherd of medieval pottery. Metal-detecting identified lots of metalwork present on site but it was not excavated (B6).
Magnetic susceptibility survey recorded two areas of enhanced magnetic susceptibility around the former settlement of Nod. The area of the settlement itself is of low magnetic susceptibility (B5).

SP 803307. The deserted hamlet of Nod surrounded by rig-and-furrow, visible on APs. It was based around one farm only, and the last building was demolished in the mid 19thc. It is shown and named on an estate map of Salden dated 1600 (B7).
No trace of settlement found in an area under cultivation (B8)

Sources (10)

---SBC17220 Aerial Photograph: 01/01/57. BCC.116B. SP\803307.
<1>SBC2159 Verbal communication: BULL EJ PERS COMM (SEE ALSO SALDEN ESTATE MAP & WHADDON CHASE ENCLOSURE MAP) & MILTON KEYNES JNL 1973 2 P10.
<2>SBC474 Aerial Photograph: AP 1957 IN BUCKS COLLECTION, CO REFERENCE LIBRARY, AYLESBURY (REF 116B).
<3>SBC10787 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SP 83 SW 37 DEC 1974 (NOT RETAINED).
<4>SBC23065 Unpublished document: Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. 2002. Land at Stearthill Farm, Little Horwood: An Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment. p 21 fig. 10.
<5>SBC23066 Unpublished document: Northamptonshire Archaeology. 2003. A Geophysical Survey at Stearthill Farm, Whaddon [sic]. p 2 & Fig 3.
<6>SBC23067 Unpublished document: P Woodfield. Stearthill Farm, Whaddon Road, Little Horwood: Archaeological Field Evaluation. pp 7-9.
<7>SBC29311 Index: Buckinghamshire County Museum. Buckinghamshire County Museum Card Index No 0208.
<8>SBC28979 Verbal communication: J R Linge. 1975. Field Investigators Comments - F1 JRL 12-DEC-74.
<10>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference	SP 8032 3086 (point)
Civil Parish	LITTLE HORWOOD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

SHERD (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)

Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

Related Events/Activities (4)

Event - Survey: (EBC13282)
Event - Survey: (EBC14190)
Event - Survey: Field-walking and metal-detecting survey (EBC16928)
Event - Survey: Geophysical survey (EBC16929)

Record last edited

Mar 5 2026 2:36PM