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| HER Number | MWB16578 |
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| Record Type | Place |
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| Name | Denford - general location |
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Summary
Domesday settlement, name meaning valley ford
Monument Type(s):
- VILLAGE (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 931 AD to 931 AD)
Full Description
Lands at Denford are mentioned in a Saxon bequest in 931<1>, and at the time of Edward the Confessor Denford comprised 10 hides although in the Domesday Survey it had 5 <2><3>.
The GIS point is approximate, although the place name <4> means it must have been by the river.
British Pathe has a film showing the filming of "Quiet Weekend" in 1945 at Denford <4>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Kemble, John Mitchell. 1839-1848. Codex Diplomaticus (Cod. Dipl.). K. ii, p175-6. [Monograph / SWB13687]
http://www.kemble.asnc.cam.ac.uk/ (Accessed 09/03/2015 - under development? 17/12/2018) |
| <02> | Morgan, P (ed). 1979. Domesday Book - Berkshire. DB5. 61a. [Monograph / SWB14587]
https://opendomesday.org/ (Accessed 11/01/2023) |
| <03> | Page and Ditchfield (eds). 1924. Victoria County History (VCH) Berks IV 1924. Vol 4. p212-3. [Monograph / SWB10281]
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol4 (Accessed 24/09/2015) |
| <03> | Gelling, M. 1974. The Place Names of Berkshire - Part Two. English Place-Name Society Vol L. p314. [Monograph / SWB10371] |
| <04> | 1896-1978. British Pathe historical collection. https://www.britishpathe.com/video/quiet-weekend. [Projected and video material / SWB149451]
https://www.britishpathe.com/ (Accessed 01/08/2018) |
Related Monuments
| MWB16696 | Site of Denford Church - unknown location (Monument) |
| MWB19896 | Kintbury Hundred (Place) |
| MWB16192 | Denford House (also Denford Park) (Building) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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