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Monument Number 344346
Hob Uid: 344346
Location : Buckinghamshire Princes Risborough
Grid Ref : SP8120004400
Summary : Saxon estate given to Christ Church, Canterbury circa 993 and mentioned in Domesday. Very doubtful remains of Benedictine priory - probably traces manor house of which only derelict dovecote evidently survives.
More information : (SP 812044) Monastery (NR) (Remains of) (1) 'Monks Risborough' derives its name from the Monks of Christ Church, Canterbury, to whom the estate was given about 993 AD. At Domesday the Manor belonged to Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury, and had formerly been held by Algar, the standard-bearer of Christ Church Canterbury. ONB destroyed, and no evidence found to say what the OS publication referred to. The 'Remains' seem likely to have been those of the old Manor House of Monks Risborough (2). Listed as a doubtful Benedictine priory (3). The only indication of a former Manor House is an isolated derelict stone-built dovecote at SP 81180443. The enclosure map of c 1834 shows no other structures in this area which is named Dove House Close. (4)

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Source details : OS 6" 1922
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Source details : Hist & Ants of Bucks Vol 2 1847 410-11 (George Lipscomb)
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Source details : Md Rel Houses 1953 71 (Knowles & Hadcock)
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Source details : F1 JRL 21-OCT-74
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Early Medieval
Display Date : Early Medieval
Monument End Date : 1066
Monument Start Date : 410
Monument Type : Boundary, Manor, Benedictine Monastery
Evidence : Documentary Evidence, Conjectural Evidence

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Manor House, Dovecote
Evidence : Documentary Evidence, Ruined Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Post Medieval
Monument End Date : 1901
Monument Start Date : 1540
Monument Type : Dovecote
Evidence : Ruined Building

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SP 80 SW 26
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Relationship type : General association

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1974-10-21
End Date : 1974-10-21

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 344346