Monument record 0045500000 - WOAD HILL

Summary

Undated human remains found by chance in 1878

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  • Archaeological Notification Area: Undated burials or cemetery found in 1878 (DBC8934)

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Type and Period (2)

  • INHUMATION CEMETERY (Undated)
  • CEMETERY? (Undated)

Description

'Human remains found 1878' (B1).
On Wood Hill to NW of Quainton human remains were found in 1878. VCH records the site as above with reference to OS 25" (B2). (See also CASS 00768).

Sources (4)

  • ---SBC17487 Aerial Photograph: 22/08/95. BCM A24/36. SP\760212. Yes.
  • <1>SBC10325 Map: OS 1899 1:2500 MAP.
  • <2>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. p93.
  • <3>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SP 75740 21190 (point)
Civil Parish QUAINTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Intervention: (EBC12793)

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Jan 26 2026 2:06PM

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