Monument record 0027000000 - NW OF WHADDON PARISH CHURCH

Summary

Possible earthworks showing larger medieval village recorded in field survey. The boundary ditches, platforms, hollow ways and trackways of the medieval village shrinkage is also 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).

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SHINE: Possible medieval earthworks relating to the shrunken village at Whaddon with associated ridge and furrow. Earthworks observed on aerial photos and recorded during a field survey.

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Type and Period (6)

SHRUNKEN VILLAGE? (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1798 AD?)
HOLLOW WAY (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
BOUNDARY DITCH (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
DITCH (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)
PLATFORM (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)
BANK (EARTHWORK) (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD?)

Description

A SERIES OF HOUSE PLATFORMS & STREETS VISIBLE ON APS & SUBSEQUENTLY VISITED (B1).
HOWEVER OS INSPECTOR (1974) FINDS AREA OF RIG & FURROW WITH SPORADIC ENCLOSURE DITCHES. 'NO COHERENT PATTERN VISIBLE' (B2).
SKETCH ON CAS CARD. SITE C.200M NW OF WHADDON CHURCH (NGR)(B1).
Walkover survey carried out in June 2000 noted earthworks present along with trees from former parkland. Earthworks plotted based on AP reproduced as Plate 4, but not listed in sections 11.5 or 11.6 (B3).

Probable boundary ditches, platforms, hollow ways and trackways of medieval 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). Located in fields east of Whaddon village and centred at SP 80829 34149, a network of connected ditches bound small blocks of medieval ridge and furrow cultivation earthworks, probably representing hollow ways and trackways through the former field system. To the SE of these are a focus of circular pits, ditches and boundary ditches, along with an irregularly shaped platform, that suggest settlement activity (4-5).

Sources (7)

---SBC18028 Aerial Photograph: 01/06/63. FAS 4027/6313. SP\807343. Yes.
---SBC18153 Aerial Photograph: 01/01/90. L MOULSTER (SEE BI1). SP\807343.
<1>SBC183 Photograph: AIR PHOTO 1963(JUNE) FAIREY AERIAL SURVEY 4027 631 3; & L MOULSTER (IN WOLVERTON ARCH SOC PHOTOGRAPH.
<2>SBC10460 Bibliographic reference: OS 1974(DEC) SP 83 SW 34) CARD NOT RETAINED.
<3>SBC22855 Unpublished document: Archaeological Investigations Ltd. 2004. New Lansdown, Whaddon Park, The Oaks: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment. pp18,32 (No.40); Fig 4 (X14); Plate 4.
<4>SBC25845 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2022. RAF-CPE-UK-2008 RS 4046 16-APR-1947.
<5>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP83SW Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2021 SP8034.

Location

Grid reference	Centred SP 8074 3417 (299m by 327m)
Civil Parish	WHADDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (4)

Event - Survey: (EBC10865)
Event - Survey: (EBC14181)
Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 7768) (EBC18304)
Event - Survey: Walkover survey (EBC17172)

Record last edited

Sep 2 2022 11:45AM