Monument record 0002600000 - SHIPTON

Summary

Medieval village shrinkage recorded in field survey and in historical documents

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Medieval hamlet of Shipton (DBC8875)

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Type and Period (1)

  • SHRUNKEN VILLAGE (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1798 AD?)

Description

MEDIEVAL VILLAGE SHRINKAGE RECORDED HERE (B4). ?5 HOUSE PLATFORMS VISIBLE IN 1972(B2). ON BROW OF HILL WERE FORMERLY AT LEAST 6 MORE COTTAGES(B3). NAME 'SHIPTON' RECORDS SHRUNKEN HAMLET THROUGH WHICH AYLESBURY-WINSLOW ROAD ONCE PASSED (B2). SITE DAMAGED BY BUILDING &C (B7). NGR- SHRINKAGE CENTRE

Sources (7)

  • <1>SBC15587 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 3 P466.
  • <2>SBC8348 Bibliographic reference: MEF & BULL EJ 1972(JULY) FIELD VISIT.
  • <3>SBC13901 Bibliographic reference: SAVING NA 1973 GLIMPSES OF PAST DAYS-- HISTORICAL SURVEY-- OF WINSLOW P22.
  • <4>SBC10550 Bibliographic reference: OS FIELD INVESTIGATION, 1974.
  • <5>SBC2309 Verbal communication: CAMERON P (MRS), PERS COMM.
  • <6>SBC7263 Bibliographic reference: LAMB GC (BCM) 1981(AUG) FIELD VISIT.
  • <7>SBC12513 Bibliographic reference: RAINS MJ 1982(FEB) FIELD VISIT (SEE HIS PARISH SUR VEY OF WINSLOW, IN CAS FILE 2802).

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7780 2727 (201m by 482m) (Centred on)
Civil Parish WINSLOW, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (4)

Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC13944)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC14190)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC144)

Record last edited

Jul 29 2014 2:08PM

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