Find Spot record 0036100000 - PRESTWOOD LODGE SCHOOL
Summary
A Neolithic polished flint axe was found by G Sanderson after levelling of the playing field at Prestwood Lodge School, Nairdwood Lane, Great Missenden.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Description
AXE, POSSIBLY RE-WORKED, FOUND BY GORDON SANDERSON ON SITE OF SCHOOL BUILDING, FOUND ON PLAYING FIELD AFTER LEVELLING OUT BY BULLDOZER (B1).
CHIPPED & GROUND AXE FROM SCHOOL SITE, NAIRDWOOD LANE (B2).
A neolithic polished flint axe was found by G Sanderson after levelling of the playing field at Prestwood Lodge School, Nairdwood Lane, Great Missenden - SU 881993. (B2)
(SP 8701) A Neolithic chipped and ground flint axe was found by Gordon Sanderson during the building of a school at Prestwood. In Bucks Co Mus (Acc No 51.70) (B4)
Prestwood Junior School centred at SP 872 007 was built c 1970. G Sanderson cannot be traced (B5).
NRHE Insert 1998 (B3)
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC1203 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER,51.70,AND RECS.OF BUCKS 1 970 18 P438.
- <2>SBC13662 Bibliographic reference: RECS.OF BUCKS 1971 19 P92.
- <3>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 1998.
- <4>SBC491 Article in serial: 1970. 'ARCHAEOLOGICAL NOTES FROM THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY MUSEUM', IN RECORDS OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 18, Part 5, P437-441. Vol 18, Part 5.
- <5>SBC29086 Verbal communication: N K Blood. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 NKB 10-OCT-74.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 88100 99300 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT MISSENDEN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Surface find (EBC12766)
Record last edited
Feb 11 2026 12:21PM
