Find Spot record 0486800000 - THORNBOROUGH BRIDGE (NEW)
Summary
Early Saxon metalwork found whilst metal-detecting.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Undated)
Description
Plan Form - CIRCULAR
BRONZE SAUCER BROOCH, C. AD550-600. FOUND BY METAL DETECTOR ON E BANK OF RIVER TWIN, C.10-15 YDS S OF NEW (1976) BRIDGE. WAS AMONG STONES; FINDER SCRAPES 'BARNACLES' FROM BROOCH. DRAWING & PHOTO ON CAS FILE. IN SAME GENERAL AREA, 20 ROMAN COINS ALSO FOUND. NGR TO ABOVE FINDSPOT (B1).
(SP 7433 sited to locality) Anglo-Saxon cast saucer brooch found during 1980 in a stream-bed at Thornborough by Mr. G. Barry (B3).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC8345 Verbal communication: MEF & BARRY, G 1980(NOV 27) PERS COMM (& SEE LETTE R, FILED).
- <2>SBC9885 Verbal communication: NASH, D (DR) 1981 PERS COMM (IE, DR D NASH, ASHMOL EAN MUSEUM; IDENTIFICATION OF ROMAN COINS; LIST, .
- <3>SBC29533 Article in serial: Tania Dickinson. 1980. 'An Anglo-Saxon Brooch from Thornborough', p141-142 in Records of Buckinghamshire Volume 22, 1980.
- <4>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 72980 33110 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THORNBOROUGH, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- SAUCER BROOCH (6th Century - 500 AD to 599 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Metal-detecting (EBC12616)
Record last edited
Jun 5 2026 9:47AM
