Monument record 0153301000 - NE of SALDEN HOUSE FARM

Summary

A small waterfilled hollow shown on early OS maps, possibly the origin of the clay used for brickmaking in the 1540s

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Type and Period (1)

  • CLAY PIT (16th Century - 1500 AD? to 1599 AD)

Description

A small waterfilled hollow in the centre of the field to the NE of Salden House Farm is possibly the source of the clay for the nearby brickworks dating to 1540s (B4-5).

Sources (2)

  • <4>SBC20218 Unpublished document: CMAG. 1980(?)-2001. Mineral Extraction Sites in Buckinghamshire. D2094.
  • <5>SBC20217 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1878-80. OS 1st Edition 6 inch map: Sheet 19.

Location

Grid reference SP 82769 29994 (point) (Exact)
Civil Parish MURSLEY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Intervention: (EBC11645)

Record last edited

Feb 26 2013 12:57PM

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