QUARRENDON III (Brookend)
Location/Address
None recorded
Type
Other site, structure or landscape
Assets that cannot fit any of the other categories. This category includes sites of archaeological interest, where the original form and function may not be apparent without the use of archaeological techniques and interpretation.Description
Medieval to post-medieval streets, enclosures and house platforms from deserted settlement recorded in field survey and aerial photographs
Minor DMV situated in permanent pasture & bounded by rig & furrow. Traces of street pattern, enclosures & possible housesteads visible (B5).
AP shows extent of DMV, with moat in NE corner (B2).
Site confirmed on ground, sketch filed (B4).
NGR to centre (B3).
Quarrendon I & II on CASS 00557,00560.
Identified as hamlet of Brookend, mentioned in late 14th and early 15th manorial accounts and manorial court records. In 1415 the hamlet was described as unoccupied following an outbreak of plague. Subsequent court records listing unoccupied land and cottages, show that the hamlet did not recover (B6).
Statement of Significance
Asset type
Medieval to post-medieval streets, enclosures and house platforms from deserted settlement recorded in field survey and aerial photographs
Date Listed
n/a