Monument record 0052203000 - BURNHAM ABBEY

Summary

Several medieval burials found near remains of former church at Burnham Abbey

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  • Conservation Area
  • Listed Building

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Type and Period (1)

  • CEMETERY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

REFERENCE TO NUNS' BURIAL GROUND NE OF BUILDINGS (B3) IS TO PRESENT CEMETERY; NO EVIDENCE FOR PREVIOUS USE (B8).
BURIALS, EG LEAD COFFIN, FOUND S OF CHURCH, WHERE EXPECTED (B10,B18).
RECENT WORK LOCATED 4 BURIALS S OF CHURCH, NEAR LEAD COFFIN (ABOVE)(B22).
FURTHER BURIALS DISCOVERED IN UNDERPINNING (B25).

Sources (5)

  • <8>SBC13398 Article in serial: 1963. RECS OF BUCKS 1963 17 P203 (SEE ALSO SISTER JANE MARY'S ACCOUNT OF 1963 EXCAVATIONS & CORRESPONDENCE).
  • <10>SBC14573 Bibliographic reference: Sister Jane Mary. 1975. THE SITE OF BURNHAM ABBEY.
  • <18>SBC14575 Bibliographic reference: SISTER JANE MARY, BURNHAM ABBEY, & MR D MILLER (C. M.A.G) APRIL 1981.
  • <22>SBC14574 Article in serial: Sister Jane Mary, Don Miller & Dorothy Miller. 1985. 'MANOR & ABBEY OF BURNHAM', IN RECS OF BUCKS 27 PP94-100. Vol 27.
  • <25>SBC14576 Graphic material: 1993. SISTER JANE MARY (BURNHAM ABBEY) & FARLEY M E, JUNE 1993 (PHOTOS & PLAN FILED).

Location

Grid reference SU 93060 80460 (point)
Civil Parish BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Apr 28 2022 2:03PM

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