Monument record 0030000000 - DENHAM DURDENT MANOR

Summary

Documentary history of medieval and post-medieval manor of Denham Durdent, later The Savoy.

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  • Planning Notification Area: Medieval timber-framed manor house of Denham Durdent manor and undated earthwork mound

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Type and Period (1)

  • MANOR (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)

Description

DENHAM DURDENT MANOR PROBABLY ORIGINATED IN LAND HELD IN C12 AS HALF A FEE OF THE ABBOT OF WESTMINSTER. MANOR TOOK ITS DISTINCTIVE NAME FROM THE DURDENTS, OF WHOM ANGODUS DURDENT WAS TENANT IN 1166. IN 1511 DENHAM DURDENT WAS GRANTED TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE SAVOY HOSPITAL (MANORIAL HISTORY)(B1-2).

Sources (9)

  • <1>SBC7346 Bibliographic reference: LATHBURY R H 1904 HISTORY OF DENHAM PP179-211.
  • <2>SBC15718 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 3 PP256-260.
  • <3>SBC12760 Bibliographic reference: RCHM BUCKS 1 PP116-118.
  • <4>SBC4001 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: DISTRICT OF SOUTH BUCKS.
  • <5>SBC4900 Verbal communication: FARLEY M E, PERS COMM,1973.
  • <6>SBC14063 Verbal communication: Grace Scrimgeour. 1987. SCRIMGEOUR G E 1987 FROM OS 1960 SIX INCH MAP.
  • <7>SBC19002 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1998. Historic Parks and Gardens Register Review.
  • <8>SBC25022 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust. 2017. Savay Farm, Denham: Understanding Historic Parks and Gardens in Buckinghamshire.
  • <9>SBC25946 Bibliographic reference: Allyson Hayward. 2007. Norah Lindsay: the Life and Art of a Garden Designer.

Location

Grid reference TQ 04700 88050 (point)
Civil Parish DENHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Mar 1 2023 12:16PM

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