Monument record 0274901000 - MONKS RISBOROUGH
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- BOUNDARY (First mentioned 994/995, Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Description
Plan Form - LINEAR
SUGGESTED ANGLO-SAXON CHARTER BOUNDARY OF MONKS RISBOROUGH (B2-3).
NGRs based on Arnold Baines' suggested interpretation of the boundary.
(SP 812044) Monastery (NR) (Remains of) (B25).
'Monks Risborough' derives its name from the Monks of Christ Church, Canterbury, to whom the estate was given about 993 AD. At Domesday the Manor belonged to Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury, and had formerly been held by Algar, the standard-bearer of Christ Church Canterbury. ONB destroyed, and no evidence found to say what the OS publication referred to. The 'Remains' seem likely to have been those of the old Manor House of Monks Risborough (B26). Listed as a doubtful Benedictine priory (B27).
The only indication of a former Manor House is an isolated derelict stone-built dovecote at SP 81180443. The enclosure map of c 1834 shows no other structures in this area which is named Dove House Close (B28).
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Sources (8)
- <2>SBC5587 Bibliographic reference: Margaret Gelling (ed). 1979. EARLY CHARTERS OF THE THAMES VALLEY PP177-181 (APPENDIX BY M REED).
- <3>SBC784 Article in serial: Arnold Baines. 1981. 'THE BOUNDARIES OF MONKS RISBOROUGH', IN RECS OF BUCKS 23 PP76-101. Vol 23.
- <22>SBC779 Article in serial: Arnold Baines. 1996. 'MONKS RISBOROUGH: NEW LIGHT FROM ISLINGTON', IN RECS OF BUCKS 36 (1994) PP98-102. Vol 36.
- <25>SBC28776 Index: O G S Crawford. O G S Crawford DA Index.
- <26>SBC26952 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 2). Volume 2.
- <27>SBC28638 Bibliographic reference: D Knowles & R N Hadcock. 1953. MEDIEVAL RELIGIOUS HOUSES in England and Wales 1953.
- <28>SBC29040 Verbal communication: J R Linge. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 JRL 21-OCT-74.
- <29>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Update 2000.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 81544 03622 (7134m by 7788m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PRINCES RISBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Feb 12 2026 3:42PM
