Monument record 0094000000 - ST MARY'S (OLD) CHURCH

Summary

Remains of medieval and post-medieval parish church of St Mary at Stoke Mandeville, restored in the nineteenth century and abandoned in 1886 on building of new church.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Remains of Medieval parish church, earthworks of moat and site of deserted Medieval village (DBC9097)

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  • PARISH CHURCH (Restored 1827, 12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1886 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0020 m Width 0010
NAVE & N PORCH, S AISLE, CHANCEL, W BRICK TOWER. REPAIRED 1827 (B1).
CLERESTORY. CHANCEL HAS SOME EARLY ENGLISH REMAINS (B2).
ABANDONED WHEN NEW CHURCH BUILT (B4).
RECOMMENDED FOR REPAIR (B5-6).
NOT USED AFTER 1886 (B9).
N WALLS STAND TO C.1M (B10).
SITE SURVEY & MANAGEMENT PROPOSALS (B11).
Estimate of 5,040 potential burials within churchyard, based on rate of 6 burials per year, indicated by count of burials recorded in parish registers from March 1699-December 1840 (B13).

Sources (13)

  • <1>SBC7643 Bibliographic reference: LIPSCOMB 2 PP449-450.
  • <2>SBC14147 Bibliographic reference: SHEAHAN P197.
  • <3>SBC12828 Bibliographic reference: RCHM BUCKS 1 PP281-282 & ILLUS.
  • <4>SBC15457 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 2 PP363-365.
  • <5>SBC11534 Article in serial: J Parker. 1898. 'THE DISUSED CHURCH OF ST MARY, STOKE MANDEVILLE, AND THE BRUDENELL MONUMENT', IN RECS OF BUCKS 8 PP153-161.
  • <6>SBC9934 Article in serial: W Niven. 1911. 'DISUSED CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, STOKE MANDEVILLE', IN RECS OF BUCKS 10 PP94-97.
  • <7>SBC903 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER.
  • <8>SBC13436 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 1966 17 P417.
  • <9>SBC10642 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD.
  • <10>SBC5117 Bibliographic reference: FARLEY M E,14 DEC 1971,FIELD VISIT.
  • <11>SBC880 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum. 1990. STOKE MANDEVILLE OLD CHURCH: SITE MANAGEMENT PROPOSALS.
  • <12>SBC24263 Monograph: Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society. 2012. Last Chance for Stoke Mandeville's Deserted Village?: In the Path of the HS2 High-Speed Rail Line.
  • <13>SBC24325 Verbal communication: Michael Farley. 2013. Pers comm on estimate of numbers of burials in old Stoke Mandeville churchyard.

Location

Grid reference SP 83822 09424 (point) (Exact)
Civil Parish STOKE MANDEVILLE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: Historical background, topographic earthwork, gravestone and ecological surveys (EBC17216)
  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC17215)

Record last edited

Oct 2 2017 11:53AM

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