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Wooburn House

Hob Uid: 251588
Location :
Buckinghamshire
Wooburn
Grid Ref : SU9135088200
Summary : An 18th century house on the site of a moated manor house or bishops palace.
More information : An extensive moated palace or manor house and chapel with
gardens commanding "a pleasant view of the church and village"
of Wooburn. The house was pulled down in 1750 and the stables
converted to a dwelling (1).

Wooburn House (SU 91358820) 18th C on site of earlier house
(Bishops Palace) (2).

No trace of the 'palace' or chapel survives and the main body of
18th C Wooburn House has been demolished in recent years and the
area developed.

The 'moat', probably refers to the ornamented stretch of the River
Wye which runs SE and SW of this area. (3)
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Source Number : 1
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Source details : Hist & Ants of the Hundred of Desborough 1797 451-3 (T Langley)
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Source details : M.H.L.G. (HHR) Wycombe RD 1948 69
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Source Number : 3
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Source details : F1 JRL 20-SEP-74
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Bishops Palace, Manor House, Moat
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Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
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Monument End Date : 1750
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Monument Type : Manor House, Bishops Palace
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Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
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Monument Start Date : 1700
Monument Type : House
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Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SU 98 NW 23
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1974-09-20
End Date : 1974-09-20