Monument record 0674500000 - SW of Church View Farm, Twyford.

Summary

Remains of medieval village earthworks visible on aerial photographs, LiDAR and as surviving earthworks.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Shrunken medieval village earthworks at Twyford (DBC9990)

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Type and Period (3)

  • HOUSE PLATFORM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FIELD BOUNDARY (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1798 AD?)
  • HOLLOW WAY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW POST-ENCLOSURE FIELD BOUNDARIES AND 1 POSSIBLE HOUSE PLATFORM (B1).
Site visit on 2nd April 2011 confirms presence of earthworks. 2 well-defined parallel E-W hollow-ways and another running approximately N-S between them appear to define the side and rear boundaries of a number of properties fronting onto Church Street. There appear to be further house platforms in the western half of the field (B2).
HS2 LiDAR data identified earthworks extending north to the west side of Church View Farm (B3).

Sources (5)

  • ---SBC21609 Aerial Photograph: BCM (Michael Farley). 1997. 1997 BCM (Michael Farley) Oblique AP. SP66552675. Yes.
  • ---SBC21613 Aerial Photograph: Michael Farley. 1999. 1999 Michael Farley Oblique AP. SP66352635. Yes.
  • <1>SBC20893 Verbal communication: Mike Farley (BCM). 1997. Mike Farley to Julia Wise February 1997.
  • <2>SBC24013 Verbal communication: Julia Wise (BCC). 2011. Pers comm following visit by Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society's Historic Buildings Group on 2nd April 2011.
  • <3>SBC24677 Unpublished document: High Speed 2 (HS2) Limited. 2013. London - West Midlands Environmental Statement, Volume 5, Technical Appendices, CFA13, Calvert, Steeple Claydon, Twyford and Chetwode, Survey reports (CH-004-013), Cultural heritage.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 66372 26687 (146m by 238m) (Exact)
Civil Parish TWYFORD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: HS2 remote sensing survey - CH-004 - 013 (EBC17782)

Record last edited

Mar 14 2016 5:04PM

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