Find Spot record 0038100000 - TINKER'S WOOD

Summary

Anglo-Saxon silver penny (Offa of Mercia) found in Tinker's Wood

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (8th Century - 700 AD to 799 AD)

Description

PENNY OF OFFA, KING OF MERCIA (757-796). HIS WIFE BELONGED TO THE FAMILY FROM WHICH DESCENDED GEOFFREY DE CLYNTONE ON WHOM HENRY I BESTOWED HUGHENDEN MANOR. PENNY BORE ON 1 SIDE 'OFFA REX' & WAS WELL EXECUTED & SHARPLY IMPRESSED (B1-2).
NGR TO 'GREAT TINKER'S WOOD' (NB LITTLE TINKER'S WOOD SU854947)(B3).

A silver penny of offa, King of Mercia, was found in Tinker's Wood (SU 8594) between High Wycombe and Downley. (B4)

Sources (5)

  • <1>SBC4298 Article in serial: R S Downs. 1881. 'THE HISTORY OF HUGHENDEN', IN RECS OF BUCKS 5 PP176-237. Vol 5, part 4. p177.
  • <2>SBC4314 Article in serial: R S Downs. 1906. 'OLD COINS: RECENT FINDS IN OR NEAR HIGH WYCOMBE', IN RECS OF BUCKS 9 PP208-221. Vol 9, part 3. p211.
  • <3>SBC10400 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. OS 1960 6-INCH MAP. 1:10,560.
  • <4>SBC27786 Serial: Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society. 1904-9. Records of Buckinghamshire Volume 9. Volume 9.
  • <5>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SU 85700 94400 (point)
Civil Parish HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • COIN (8th Century - 700 AD to 799 AD)

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Record last edited

Sep 4 2025 10:43AM

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