Find Spot record 0509200000 - WHITCHURCH

Summary

Medieval metalwork found whilst metal-detecting - Part of lead papal bulla (1216-27).

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  • FINDSPOT (13th Century - 1216 AD to 1227 AD)

Description

PART OF A PAPAL BULLA, MUCH DAMAGED. LETTERS 'HO T1VSIII' VISIBLE ON 1 SIDE AND 'SPA' AND A CROSS ON OTHER. POSSIBLY A BULLA OF HONORIUS III, POPE 1216-1227. (PHOTO). FOUND BY DAVE SHELLEY, IN A FIELD APPROX AT NGR, TOGETHER WITH 3 JETTONS AND 6 C17-C18 TOKENS (B1).

SP 798 215. Part of a lead papal bulla, probably of Pope Honorius III (1216-27), was found at this location by Mr DG Shelley (B2).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC14508 Verbal communication: 1982. SHELLEY D G, LAMB G C AND PIKE A R, FEB 1982.
  • <2>SBC29037 Article in serial: Michael Farley. 1982. 'Archaeological Notes from Buckinghamshire County Museum' in Records of Buckinghamshire 24, pp171-175. Vol 24. p174.
  • <3>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SP 79820 21500 (point)
Civil Parish WHITCHURCH, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • SEAL (13th Century - 1200 AD? to 1299 AD?)

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  • Event - Survey: (EBC12570)

Record last edited

Jun 18 2026 9:02AM

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