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HER Number (PRN):31375
Name:Possible garden features, adjacent to Church of St Mary, Bromfield
Type of Record:Monument
Protected Status:None recorded

Monument Type(s):

  • GARDEN? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1540 AD)

Summary

An area of formal gardens is identified on an undated plan held by Shropshire Archives, probably dating to the 17th century, possibly developed using the footprint of the Benedictine Priory cloister.

Parish:Bromfield, South Shropshire, Shropshire
Map Sheet:SO47NE
Grid Reference:SO 48272 76775

Related records

03058Part of: Bromfield Priory, later Foxes House (Monument)
31374Part of: Possible garden features, adjacent to Bromfield Grange (Monument)

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events

  • ESA7414 - 2014 Geophysical and topographical survey at Bromfield by University of Exeter

Description

An area of formal gardens is identified on an undated plan held by Shropshire Archives, probably dating to the 17th century, possibly developed using the footprint of the Benedictine Priory cloister. ->

-> Magnetic survey was carried out in this area in 2014, but failed to locate any features which could possibly be related. It is suggested that these gardens may have replaced formal gardens adjacent to the moated site of Bromfield Grange to the west (PRN 31374). <1>

Sources

[01]SSA27732 - Field survey report: Wright D, Trick, S and Creighton, O. 2014. Bromfield, Shropshire: geophysical and topographical survey report. University of Exeter. Area B.
Date Last Edited:May 29 2020 3:38PM