Monument record 0296100000 - N & E OF OLD VICARAGE
Summary
Probable medieval house platforms, hollow-ways and pond surviving as earthworks recorded during site visits.
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Shrunken medieval village earthworks at Twyford (DBC8882)
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Type and Period (1)
- SHRUNKEN VILLAGE (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
Description
HOUSE PLATFORMS, HOLLOW WAYS & A POND, PROBABLY ARTIFICIAL, & OTHER EARTHWORKS. LARGE PLATFORM MAY REPRESENT FORMER MANOR HOUSE (SEE WILLIS B 1755 P333), BUT IS CLOSE TO C15 OLD VICARAGE (B1-2). VICARAGE ALIGNED WITH PLATFORM, & DEFINED BY DITCH. STREET CONTINUES AS HOLLOW WAY (B3).
Since the visits in 1977 and 1981, the churchyard has been extended SE into the area of earthworks. Potential earthworks previously noted in a field on the other side of a N-S track, east of the main earthworks, were not checked on the ground as there is a playing field here. Mole hills etc were checked in the principal area of earthworks but no artefacts were noted. The site is on gravel (B4-5).
Sources (7)
- <1>SBC16693 Bibliographic reference: WILLIS B 1755 HISTORY & ANTIQUITIES OF BUCKINGHAM P333.
- <2>SBC11978 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1977. PERS COMM APRIL 1977, FOLLOWING FIELD VISIT.
- <3>SBC4946 Verbal communication: Michael Farley (BCM). 1981. PERS COMM APRIL 1981, FOLLOWING FIELD VISIT.
- <4>SBC23899 Unpublished document: Michael Farley. 2011. Notes following site visit on 21st March 2011.
- <5>SBC24014 Unpublished document: Michael Farley and Peter Marsden. 2011. Twyford Village Earthworks: Historic Landscape Report.
- <6>SBC1953 Unpublished document: Browne Willis. BROWNE WILLIS MANUSCRIPT (BODLEIAN LIBRARY, OXFORD).
- <7>SBC24320 Unpublished document: John Moore Heritage Services. 2013. Archaeological Evaluation Report on Land to the Northeast of the Present Burial Ground of the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Twyford.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 6658 2670 (229m by 286m) (Centred on) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TWYFORD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (5)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Survey: HS2 remote sensing survey - CH-004 - 013 (EBC17782)
- Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC17395)
- Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC17396)
- Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC17397)
Record last edited
Oct 16 2018 4:07PM
