Monument record 0296600000 - MANOR HOUSE FARMYARD

Summary

Historical records of Civil War military earthworks at Marsh Gibbon.

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Type and Period (3)

  • BANK (EARTHWORK) (Civil War - 1640 AD to 1649 AD)
  • FIELDWORK? (Civil War - 1640 AD to 1649 AD)
  • EARTHWORK (Civil War - 1640 AD to 1649 AD)

Description

ENTRENCHMENTS THROWN UP IN CIVIL WARS, ON OUTSIDE OF FARMYARD (B1).
EMBANKMENTS THROWN UP BY PARLIAMENTARY ARMY IN JUNE 1645, W OF CHURCH (B2-3).
NO DEFINITE TRACE OF EMBANKMENTS, THOUGH FIELD W OF CHURCH SHOWS SOME DISTURBANCE. FARMYARD INCLUDES MANY NEW BUILDINGS. NGR TO CENTRE OF PRESUMED FIELD (B4).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC16730 Bibliographic reference: Browne Willis. 1755. The History and Antiquities of the Town, Hundred and Deanry of Buckingham. p240.
  • <2>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p293.
  • <3>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. p205.
  • <4>SBC11978 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1977. PERS COMM APRIL 1977, FOLLOWING FIELD VISIT.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 6457 2321 (210m by 140m)
Civil Parish MARSH GIBBON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: Field visit (EBC17525)

Record last edited

Nov 14 2024 5:05PM

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