Monument record 0281400000 - ADDINGTON

Summary

Medieval ditches, platforms and banks from village shrinkage is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304).

Protected Status/Designation

  • SHINE: Addington medieval moated manor and deserted village earthworks, and buried remains of Roman road (DBC7781)

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Type and Period (1)

  • SHRUNKEN VILLAGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

ADDINGTON HAS ALWAYS BEEN SMALL IN SIZE & POPULATION (B4).
HOUSE PLATFORMS NOTED IN AP (B6).
UP TO 12 PLATFORMS & ASSOCIATED TRACKS, TO S OF ROAD FROM ADDINGTON MANOR W TO HOUSE & OTHERS N OF ROAD & S OF OLD RECTORY. FORMER PLOUGHING HAS BLURRED DEFINITE FEATURES (B7).



(SP 745285). To the north of Addington Manor is an area of mature pasture containing faint scarps and hollows probably representing Md occupation enclosures though no steadings can be identified. The area has suffered later park landscaping associated with the re-building of the Manor House in 1929. See SP 72 NW 8 : Village Stocks. (B23).

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 (25)

  • ---SBC18741 Aerial Photograph: 28/05/47. RAF 117.3090. SP\744282. Yes.
  • <1>SBC16730 Bibliographic reference: Browne Willis. 1755. The History and Antiquities of the Town, Hundred and Deanry of Buckingham. pp111-118.
  • <2>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. pp253-254.
  • <3>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 2. pp53-54.
  • <4>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. pp137-139.
  • <5>SBC11706 Bibliographic reference: Nikolaus Pevsner. 1960. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire.
  • <6>SBC476 Aerial Photograph: AP RAF MAY 1947 (RUN 117, PRINT 3090 AT BCM).
  • <7>SBC12015 Verbal communication: PIKE A R FEB 1977 FIELD VISIT.
  • <8>SBC5727 Bibliographic reference: GIROVARD M 1978 LIFE IN THE ENGLISH COUNTRY HOUSE PP53-54,322 (REF TO NORTHANTS RECORD OFFICE, STO.
  • <9>SBC3082 Article in serial: W Cole. 1980. 'THE NETHERLANDISH GLASS IN ST MARY'S CHURCH, ADDINGTON', IN RECS OF BUCKS 22 PP73-91 & PLATES I-IV. Vol 22.
  • <10>SBC19250 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1983. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
  • <11>SBC10473 Map: OS 1977 1:2500 MAP.
  • <12>SBC1595 Bibliographic reference: BEAMON S P & ROAF S 1990 THE ICE-HOUSES OF BRITAIN P206.
  • <13>SBC4362 Unpublished document: DRANE A F, (ESTATE MANAGER) SEPT 1991 (SEE LETTER FILED).
  • <14>SBC22204 Monograph: David Critchley. 2004. Addington Church: an Architectural and Historical Study.
  • <15>SBC22395 Digital archive: Neil Rees. 2004. Czechoslovaks in the Aylesbury Vale.
  • <16>SBC19002 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1998. Historic Parks and Gardens Register Review.
  • <17>SBC25027 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust. 2017. Addington Manor: Understanding Historic Parks and Gardens in Buckinghamshire.
  • <18>SBC26497 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. RAF-CPE-UK-1897 RP 3172 12-Dec-1946.
  • <19>SBC26485 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. RAF-106G-UK-1380 RP 3012 09-Apr-1946.
  • <20>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP72NW Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2019 SP7428.
  • <21>SBC25596 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery. Dated 14-SEP-2019 SP7428.
  • <22>SBC25625 Digital archive: Wikimedia. 2024. Boyce. 1813. Ordnance Survey Drawing: Winslow OSD 231 No 11 (1:31680 scale). Date Accessed 14-APR-2022.
  • <23>SBC28931 Verbal communication: P A Stevens. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 PAS 23-FEB-74.
  • <24>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7439 2849 (647m by 498m) (2 map features)
Civil Parish ADDINGTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC13447)
  • Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 7768) (EBC18304)

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Jan 26 2026 10:10AM

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