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HER Number	MWB4319
Record Type	Monument
Name	EAST SHEFFORD VILLAGE

Grid Reference	SU 390 746
Map Sheet	SU37SE
Parish	Great Shefford, West Berkshire
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Summary

The village of East Shefford, recorded in Domesday but reduced to a farm and a few houses

Other Statuses and Cross-References

Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 02644.00.000

Monument Type(s):

SHRUNKEN VILLAGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Full Description

The village of East Shefford, recorded in Domesday. The site is now occupied by only a few scattered buildings including East Shefford Farm. St Thomas' Church dates back to the 12th century, and has medieval wall paintings. See SMR 2630 for 1977 excavations to S of church. Scheduled moat (SAM167)=SMR1064.

Sources and further reading

<01>	Gray, E W (ed)?. pre 1839. The History and Antiquities of Newbury and its Environs. p274. [Monograph / SWB11182] https://archive.org/details/historyandantiq00unkngoog (Accessed 16/07/2019)
<02>	Timmins, G. 2011. East Shefford - A Village History. [Unpublished document / SWB148375]
<03>	Page and Ditchfield (eds). 1924. Victoria County History (VCH) Berks IV 1924. Vol 4. p234-8. [Monograph / SWB10281] http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol4 (Accessed 24/09/2015)

Related Monuments

MWB4320	EAST SHEFFORD (Place)
MWB17177	East Shefford Farm (Monument)
MWB6223	East Shefford Mill (Monument)
MWB1670	HUG DITCH COURT - MANOR HOUSE (Monument)
MWB4321	St Thomas' Church, East Shefford (Building)
MWB4311	EAST SHEFFORD deserted medieval village (Monument)
MWB4309	East Shefford Saxon Cemetery (Monument)
MWB4377	GREAT SHEFFORD VILLAGE (Place)

Associated Excavations and Fieldwork

None recorded

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