Monument record 0253600000 - ALLEN'S GROUND

Summary

A possible moat recorded in a field visit but no longer visible

Protected Status/Designation

  • SHINE: Earthwork remains of medieval settlement and associated ridge and furrow at Twyford

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Type and Period (1)

  • MOAT? (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)

Description

IN ALLEN'S GROUNDS ARE REMAINS OF EARTHWORKS OR A MOAT (B1).
'ALLENS MEADOW' IDENTIFIED: CENTRED AT NGR (B2).
MOST OF N PART OF FIELD NOW BUILT ON, WITH A SCRAPYARD ON NW PART. NO EARTHWORKS VISIBLE IN FIELD EXCEPT FOR A SERIES OF HEADLANDS & SOME RIDGE & FURROW AT SP6695 2595 (B3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p319.
  • <2>SBC3036 Map: CMAG FROM LOCAL INFORMATION (SEE 1:2500 FIELDNAME MAPS).
  • <3>SBC11978 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1977. PERS COMM APRIL 1977, FOLLOWING FIELD VISIT.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 6701 2587 (290m by 270m)
Civil Parish TWYFORD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: (EBC13449)

Record last edited

Oct 18 2024 10:13AM

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