The Gatehouse website record for Ashley Green, Grove Farm

In the civil parish of Ashley Green. In the historic county of Buckinghamshire (Modern Authority of Buckinghamshire, 1974 county of Buckinghamshire).

The rectangular homestead moat has an outer rampart on all sides and measures overall 190.0m E-W by 165.0m N-S. The NW quadrant is isolated by extensions to the moat along the E and W sides with the outer rampart greatly enlarged to the W and N. Much of the W side has been levelled. Foundations of a gatehouse are set midway in the E side with remains of a curtain wall along the E and S sides. Within this strongly defended quarter, Mr Harman encountered extensive foundations during digging, which are undoubtably those of the fortified manor-house. The sole remaining part is the present dwelling house at SP 9860 0428 formerly used as a barn and erroneously referred to as a chapel. The ground floor has probably C15 windows and doorways and the upper floor C17 half-timbering. The moat is waterfilled around the NW quadrant but elsewhere it is dry or marshy although generally in good condition. A broad causewayed entrance in the N side is probably original; all other ways in are obviously modern. (PastScape)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SP986042

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 346310
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 0002100000 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website.

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