Monument record 0024500000 - COWLEY LOWER FARM

Summary

Earthworks of Medieval hamlet of Cowley.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Earthworks of Medieval shrunken hamlet of Cowley (DBC8589)
  • SHINE: Cowley Farm medieval moat with village earthworks and ridge and furrow earthworks (DBC7420)

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Type and Period (2)

  • SHRUNKEN VILLAGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HAMLET (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

REMAINS OF MOAT (02:000) & TO SE, A COMPLEX OF HOUSE PLATFORMS (A FEW CERTAIN & OTHER BANKS) EXTENDING INTO ADJACENT FIELD TO E (B3).
CHARTERS RE LAND IN COWLEY GRANTED TO MISSENDEN ABBEY C1250 (B7).(COWLEY CHAPEL SEE 01:000).

Sources (9)

  • ---SBC17301 Aerial Photograph: 08/04/76. BCM A1/7/31. SP\662278. Yes.
  • ---SBC18877 Aerial Photograph: 12/12/46. RAF 35.3164. SP\669273. Yes.
  • <1>SBC14181 Bibliographic reference: SHEAHAN P299.
  • <2>SBC16089 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 4 PP215,220.
  • <3>SBC6445 Verbal communication: 1973. HOLT MR, GEORGE, MR & FARLEY M E JAN 1973, PERS COMM FOLLOWING FIELD VISIT.
  • <4>SBC7114 Verbal communication: Mr King. 1973. KING MR TO FARLEY M E, PERS COMM, JAN 1973.
  • <5>SBC6446 Verbal communication: Mr Holt. 1973. HOLT MR TO FARLEY M E, PERS COMM, JUNE 1973.
  • <6>SBC4946 Verbal communication: Michael Farley (BCM). 1981. PERS COMM APRIL 1981, FOLLOWING FIELD VISIT.
  • <7>SBC6801 Bibliographic reference: J G Jenkins (editor). 1962. 'CARTULARY OF MISSENDEN ABBEY, PART 3', IN BUCKS RECORD SOCIETY 12 PP72-73, CHARTERS 649-650. Vol 12.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 6632 2800 (387m by 436m) (Centred on)
Civil Parish PRESTON BISSETT, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC17542)

Record last edited

Aug 3 2012 11:51AM

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