Monument record 0007100000 - LOCKE'S BRICKFIELD,HARTWELL
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Archaeological Notification Area: Ice Age remains found in brickpit, Iron Age & Roman farmstead found by geophysical survey and trial trenching (DBC9054)
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Type and Period (1)
- CREMATION (Late Iron Age to 5th Century Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
Description
ROMAN CINERARY URN FOUND IN CLAY AT DEPTH OF 6FT. CONTAINED CALCINED HUMAN BONES IN 1909? (B2). LATE CELTIC URN WITH BURNT BONES (= SAME?)(B9).
ROMAN MATERIAL (ACC.1936.153): TOTAL SUGGESTS POSSIBLE BURIAL GROUP (B7).
NOTED AS A LA TENE III CREMATION BURIAL (B10).
IA-RB ditches identified during trial trench evalaution(B11).
Various finds have been made in Locke's brickfield at Hartwell (SP804125). A cinerary urn of an unknown period, and pottery fragments were purchased by the Bucks County Museum in 1909 (B12).
Acc No 85.09 (B13).
A saucer shaped pot of Samian ware, stamped Marcellus, was dug up and presented to the Museum by C W Wright in 1941 (B14).
A late Celtic urn with burnt bones has also been found (B13, B14).
"Unpublished material mainly of first and second century A.D. date (County Museum Accession nos. 1909.2 and 1936.153 plus other accession register entries) ...brick pit, now completely filled, (Hartwell Pit), site of at least one Romano Brititsh cremation burial, and probably of a settlement. Some pottery Belgic in character." (B15).
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Sources (16)
- <1>SBC1282 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTERS (& SEE BAS LETTER BOOK 9, NOV 1936 P271 ETC) (ACC.NO.2.1909).
- <2>SBC913 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER (ACC.NO.85.1909) (& SEE BI 1)..
- <3>SBC911 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER (ACC.NO.153.1906).
- <4>SBC912 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER (ACC.NO.206.1941 & ?248.19 73).
- <5>SBC4468 Article in serial: Edwin Hollis. 1914. 'PLEISTOCENE MAMMALS IN BUCKS', IN RECS OF BUCKS 10 PP337-338. Vol 10, part 5.
- <6>SBC14711 Bibliographic reference: SMYTH W H 1864 ADDENDA TO AEDES HARTWELLIANAE PLIV (OPP P84)(PLOT OF FARMS AROUND HARTWELL).
- <7>SBC5128 Bibliographic reference: FARLEY M E,23 AUGUST 1972,EXAMINATION OF MATERIAL.
- <8>SBC6647 Bibliographic reference: INFORMATION FROM MR A E W SMITH, 17 AUGUST 1972.
- <9>SBC10628 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD.
- <10>SBC16529 Bibliographic reference: WHIMSTER R 1981 BURIAL PRACTICES IN IRON AGE BRITA IN,APPENDIX F,LA TENE III CREMATION BURIALS IN BA.
- <11>SBC25390 Unpublished document: Cotswold Archaeology. 2018. South west Aylesbury: Archaeological Evaluation.
- <12>SBC29179 Article in serial: Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society. 1909. 'Additions to the Museum, October 1908 to September 1909', in Records of Buckinghamshire 9, Part 6 p458-462.
- <13>SBC27633 Digital archive: VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION - Rec 6" Buckinghamshire County Museum(Anon;undated).
- <14>SBC29195 Article in serial: Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society. 1941. 'Acquisitions ' in Records of Buckinghamshire Volume 14, Part 1, Page 75.
- <15>SBC28424 Article in serial: Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society. 1972. 'Archaeological Notes from the Buckinghamshire County Museum', in Records of Buckinghamshire Vol 19, part 2, pages 217-225.
- <16>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 1977.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 8055 1251 (522m by 500m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HARTWELL, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (4)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC11988)
- Event - Intervention: Trial trench evaluation: SW Aylesbury (Ref: ASUE18) (EBC18277)
Record last edited
Feb 18 2026 3:53PM
