Monument record 0861300000 - Base of Risborough Cop

Summary

Chalk pit shown on 19th century and modern maps.

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • (Former Type) CHALK PIT (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

'Pit' shown on 6in OS 1st edition map (Bucks Sheet 37, surveyed 1877); 'chalk pit' marked on 25in 1st edition OS map (Bucks Sheet 37.7, surveyed 1877); 'pit disused' shown on 6in OS 80SW map; 'chalk pit with fossils' shown in Geology of the country around Aylesbury and Hemel Hempstead (Sherlock, R. 1922, p22) [B1].

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC20218 Unpublished document: CMAG. 1980(?)-2001. Mineral Extraction Sites in Buckinghamshire. D2131.

Location

Grid reference SP 81955 03305 (point)
Civil Parish PRINCES RISBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jul 8 2005 10:41AM

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