Saunderton St Mary Manor, Bledlow Cum Saunderton

In the civil parish of Bledlow Cum Saunderton.
In the historic county of Buckinghamshire (Modern Authority of Buckinghamshire, 1974 county of Buckinghamshire).

Medieval moated site which lies 100m south east of the parish church of St Mary and St Nicholas. Roughly rectangular in plan. The island measures some 90m north west-south east by 60m transversely, and its surface is raised slightly above the level of its immediate surroundings. Examining the site in 1908, the antiquarian A Hadrian Allcroft thought he could detect traces of a circular mound which he interpreted as evidence for a motte and bailey castle at Saunderton. The mound can no longer be seen due to the dumping of dredged material in the 1940s, and Allcroft's interpretation of the earthwork may be somewhat fanciful. The moated site is thought to represent the site of the manor of Saunderton St Mary, which was held by the de Saunderton family from the mid C12 to the mid C15.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Cropmarks/slight earthworks remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SP796018

PastScape number; 342627

Books

Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of The Thames Valley and The Chilterns (Malvern) p37
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p28
Page, Wm (ed), 1925, VCH Buckinghamshire Vol3 p93
RCHME, 1912, An inventory of the historical monuments in Buckinghamshire Vol1 [south] p276
Allcroft, A. Hadrian, 1908, Earthwork of England (London) p476-7

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Saunderton St Mary Manor, Bledlow Cum Saunderton

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SP796018

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