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7.2.
7.2. The medieval Ickford Bridge was rebuilt in 1685 (with later alterations).
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7.2.
A Cromwellian Civil war earthwork, likely to have been used to guard Ickford
Bridge is noted on the Historic Environment Record.
7.3.
7.3.
7.3. The majority of the historic buildings in Ickford date from the 17th
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7.3.
century. Older buildings were rebuilt, and plots adjacent to the main roadsides
were gradually developed. Development was limited to four small areas, the two
manorial cores, and the area by the road junction and the public house. During
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the 18 and 19 century a number of buildings were refronted and extended.
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Ickford remained a small agricultural settlement. By the mid 19 century there
were two smithys and a number of small agricultural dwellings. Large houses
were constructed on sites at the edge of the village, namely Hunters House, The
Grange and the Manor House on Worminghall Road. Limited infilling occurred
along the main routes.

7.4.
7.4. Prior to World War II, Ickford was still a relatively sustainable village
7.4.
7.4.
7.4.
with agriculture forming the base of its economy. At this time there were six
farms within the village and evidence of former agricultural buildings still survive.
The village supported two public houses, a shop, smithy, and a post office. The
school was built in 1906.

7.5.
7.5.
7.5. It is the post Second World War period that has marked the most
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7.5.
significant change to the settlement, with development of modern housing estates
primarily to the north of Sheldon Road, and east of the lower part of Worminghall
Road. These effectively joined Little Ickford to the main core of the village. Linear
infill development along Bridge Road filled the gaps between groups of small
scale Victorian cottages. East of Worminghall Road, Golders Close was developed
in the 1960s, with a fairly standardised layout of mostly two storey dwellings
with an enclave of bungalows. To the west of Worminghall Road, Farm Close was
developed in the 1990s on the site of Manor Farm. North of the Rising Sun
public house linear development and infilling northwards occurred during the
1980s on standard sized plots to the west of the road. Limited infill to the east of
the road has lent to a continuous built frontage.

7.6.
7.6.
7.6. A Built Heritage Assessment of Ickford has been produced as a
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7.6.
background document for the Neighbourhood Plan and should be used as
reference for any planning applications for new development in the Parish.
(http://visionforickford.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Ickford-Sustainability-
Heritage-Assessment-15th-Sept-2018.pdf).

Heritage Assets
7.7.
7.7. Heritage Assets hold significant values to their communities. Ickford contains
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both designated and non-designated heritage assets, including listed buildings, the
conservation area, buildings of local note and archaeological remains. These heritage
assets help define the village’s character and portrays its history. They are irreplaceable
and need to be conserved. Designated heritage assets are already afforded protection
under the national system of heritage preservation. There are non-designated assets
within Ickford without such protection which are potentially at risk from
development threats. The neighbourhood plan seeks to protect both designated

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