Monument record 0030100000 - TRENCHES, LANGLEY MARISH
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Medieval moated site or Tudor court garden at Trenches Farm
Map
Type and Period (2)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- FORMAL GARDEN? (First mentioned 1603, 16th Century - 1500 AD? to 1599 AD?)
Description
1809 MAP SHOWS MOAT WITH NO BUILDINGS (B1).
SITE OF THE OLD HOUSE WITH LARGE SURROUNDING MOAT ENCLOSING OVER 1 ACRE (B2).
ROUNDED CORNERS. NO TRACES OF HOUSE REMAIN (B3).
WELL PRESERVED & WATER FILLED, ON W, N & S SIDES. E ARM USED AS RUBBISH PIT & PARTLY INFILLED. ENTRANCE OVER S ARM? (B4).
'Court Garden' shown on 1603 Treswell map and on 1607 Norden map at this approximate location (B5).
The Orchards interpreted by John Phibbs as remains of Elizabethan royal court garden comporable to the pleasaunce at Kenilworth and Bacon's water gardens at Gorehambury (B6).
The moat is said to have surrounded a house, no signs of which remain. It is well preserved, has rounded corners, and its northern, southern and western arms are still water-filled. The eastern arm was used as a rubbish pit and has subsequently been filled in. Access to the artificial island is by a causeway over the southern arm (B7).
Sources (7)
- <1>SBC7287 Map: LANGLEY MARISH INCLOSURE MAP 1809 (AT BRO REF:1R/5 5/R-COPY AT BCM).
- <2>SBC20350 Bibliographic reference: A Hadrian Allcroft. 1908. Earthwork of England. p488.
- <3>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. p225.
- <4>SBC11334 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD,MAY 1953, IN CAS ENVELOPE FILE 0301.
- <5>SBC22717 Unpublished document: Cobham Resource Consultants. 1992. A Management Plan for Langley Park. Figs 6 and 7.
- <6>SBC22884 Unpublished document: Debois Landscape Survey Group. 2006. Langley Park: An Analysis of the Historic Landscape. pp3, 12, 75-6.
- <7>SBC22555 Unpublished document: Greater London Council. 1977. The Archaeology of the Colne Valley Park. Table 12.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 00678 80365 (95m by 77m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WEXHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Oct 13 2024 2:57PM
