Monument record 8938/0/1 - Former trackway leading towards Wicken Wood
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Summary
A former trackway of post medieval date is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as levelled earthworks and cropmarks.
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Full Description
{1-3} A former trackway of post medieval date is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as levelled earthworks and cropmarks and was mapped as part of Historic England’s North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project. Located between Wicken Hurst and Wicken Wood, Wicken, Northamptonshire, and centred at SP 73840 40321. The sinuous trackway is visible as earthworks; two ditches between 13m and 30m apart which run between the southern edge of the woodland and a former field boundary removed for field amalgamation; modern land use is arable and cropmarks are not clear.
<1> Royal Air Force, Vertical Aerial Photography, RAF/CPE/UK/1929 RP 3194 16-Jan-1947 (Photographs). SNN104890.
<2> Environment Agency, LIDAR Composite DTM - 1m, LIDAR SP7340; date accessed 25-Feb-2020 (Digital Plots). SNN111710.
<3> Ordnance Survey Map (Scale/date), 2"/1814 (OSD 229) (Map). SNN112944.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SNN104890 Photographs: Royal Air Force. Vertical Aerial Photography. RAF/CPE/UK/1929 RP 3194 16-Jan-1947.
- <2> SNN111710 Digital Plots: Environment Agency. LIDAR Composite DTM - 1m. https://data.gov.uk/dataset/6a117171-5c59-4c7d-8e8b-8e7aefe8ee2e/lidar-composite-dtm-1m. LIDAR SP7340; date accessed 25-Feb-2020.
- <3> SNN112944 Map: Ordnance Survey Map (Scale/date). 2"/1814 (OSD 229).
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 7385 4031 (314m by 123m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WICKEN, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District) |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Feb 25 2025 7:36PM
