Monument record 0242700000 - DELLS WOOD

Summary

Medieval enclosure, possibly a lost hamlet called Pilsedich, recorded in Dell's Wood

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Earthworks of deserted medieval hamlet in Dells Wood

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Type and Period (3)

  • ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SETTLEMENT? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HAMLET? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0090 m Width 0030
Plan Form - RECTANGULAR
ENCLOSURE FOUND BY MRS B EASTERBROOK ON S EDGE OF DELLS WOOD. APPROX RECTANGULAR. W SIDE IS DITCH WITH BANK RUNNING DOWNHILL. N SIDE JUST SMALL SCARP, PROB CULTIVATION. E & S DEFINED BY SLIGHT DITCH. ?HOUSE PLATFORM TO WEST (B1-2).
SITE SUGGESTED AS 'LOST' HAMLET OF PILSEDICH. CONIFERS PLANTED (B2).
Short illustrated report (B3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC9482 Verbal communication: 1976. MRS B EASTERBROOK & M E FARLEY, PERS COMM, JULY 1976.
  • <2>SBC4476 Article in serial: Brenda Easterbrook. 1978. 'MEDIEVAL EARTHWORK AT STOKENCHURCH', IN RECS OF BUCKS 20 PP667-669. Vol 20.
  • <3>SBC24610 Unpublished document: Arthur Boarder. 1974. Dell Wood, Horsleley Green, Stokenchurch: Medieval Site.

Location

Grid reference Centred SU 78781 94364 (120m by 69m)
Civil Parish STOKENCHURCH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: Site visit and surface find (EBC17729)
  • Event - Survey: Topographic earthwork survey (EBC17730)

Record last edited

Jul 15 2021 11:42AM

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