Monument record 0514500000 - WEATHERHEAD FARM
Summary
Aerial photographs show medieval house platfoms, field boundaries, a possible quarry, ridge-and-furrow, and hollow ways
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Medieval shrunken village earthworks at Barratts End, Leckhampstead (DBC8795)
Map
Type and Period (1)
- HOUSE PLATFORM (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
Description
EARTHWORKS IN FIELD KNOWN AS THE DIGGING, NEAR BARRATTS END/WEATHERHEAD FARM. THOUGHT TO BE THE POSSIBLE SITE OF A WATERMILL (B3); APS SHOW THAT SOME OF THESE EARTHWORKS, WHICH EXTEND TO LIMESEND FARM, ARE HOUSE PLATFORMS. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN EXTENSIVE QUARRYING (B4) & SEE CASS 2597; 5144
Aerial photographs appear to show hollow ways and several small field boundaries. Also shallow quarrying. There are areas of ridge and furrow to the east and west of the pasture land (B5).
Sources (7)
- ---SBC19913 Aerial Photograph: Glen Foard, Northants County Council. 1990. NHC13142(11)/20 - Barrets End. SP737372. yes.
- ---SBC19917 Aerial Photograph: Glen Foard, Northants County Council. 1990. NHC13142(11)/21 - Barrets End. SP737372. Yes.
- ---SBC19918 Aerial Photograph: Glen Foard, Northants County Council. 1990. NHC13142(11)/19 - Barrets End. SP737372. Yes.
- <1>SBC4271 Bibliographic reference: John Morris (ed). 1978. Domesday Book: Buckinghamshire.
- <2>SBC15866 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 4 P185.
- <3>SBC2785 Bibliographic reference: CHADBURN ADB 1984 PARISH SURVEY OF LECKHAMPSTEAD P P35-9 (IN CAS FILE 2708). (HAS DISCUSSION RE ORIG.
- <4>SBC12061 Bibliographic reference: PIKE A R FROM G FOARD (NORTHANTS C C) A/P'S,JAN 19 86.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 7350 3719 (610m by 210m) (Centred on) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LECKHAMPSTEAD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: (EBC1325)
- Event - Survey: Parish survey (EBC13925)
Record last edited
Jan 3 2018 5:56PM
