Monument record 0497001000 - NW OF BUSHEYCLOSE SPINNEY

Summary

Waterfalls used as boundary marker in medieval charters

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Medieval fishponds or later ornamental ponds, on Medieval boundary of Whaddon Chase (DBC8814)

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Type and Period (2)

  • BOUNDARY MARKER (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1798 AD?)
  • WATERFALL? (15th Century - 1400 AD to 1499 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0640 m Width 0050
Plan Form - LINEAR
SERIES OF BANKS & FISHPONDS (?) FORMING A LINE OF WATERFALLS. PERHAPS THE 'WATERFALLES' REFERRED TO IN THE BOUNDS OF WHADDON CHASE, 1493 ('FROM WHIRLEDICH TO THE WATERFALLES, SO UP TO PARK HILL, THEN DOWN TO A STONE BETWEEN MY LORD OF YORKS GROUND & THE ABBOTS & THE PRIORS' (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC3257 Bibliographic reference: CROFT R A (MKAU) & PIKE A R 1980 (& SEE B M ADD RO LL 53964,BOUNDS OF WHADDON CHASE;TRANSCRIPT:GURNE.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7932 3385 (450m by 400m) (Centred on)
Civil Parish NASH, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire
Civil Parish WHADDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: (EBC14264)

Record last edited

Aug 25 2009 10:52AM

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