Monument record 0074900000 - NW OF WINCHENDON HILL FARM

Summary

Early Saxon cremation found whilst ditch cutting on Winchendon Hill Farm. Dated to the second half of the 6th century.

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Archaeological Notification Area: Saxon burials or possible cemetery site (DBC9051)

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Type and Period (1)

CREMATION (5th Century Saxon to 6th Century - 410 AD to 599 AD)

Description

URN CONTAINING CREMATION FOUND BY MR R S CLARKE WHILE DIGGING A CUTTING FOR SILAGE (B6).
URN FILLED WITH FRAGMENTS OF BONE & CHARCOAL (B1).
DATING OF URN TO LATE C6 OR LATER MAKES THIS A LATE CREMATION FOR THAT PART OF BUCKS (B3).

SP 73521291. C7th cinerary urn found. In Bucks County Museum, Acc No. 102.57 (B7).
An Anglo-Saxon cinerary urn and an extended burial were found in 1957 by R S Clark, while digging a cutting for silage. The skeletal remains were not associated with any objects, and the contents of the cremation urn were too fragmentary for any useful conclusions to be made. The remains are dated to the second half of the C6th. (B3).
The findspot was indicated to me by the farmer of Winchendon Hill, at SP 73521291 (B8).
NRHE update 1999 (B9).

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 (9)

<1>SBC903 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER.
<2>SBC14092 Bibliographic reference: SEE CORRESPONDENCE,SITE PLANS,PHOTOS & NOTEBOOK FI LED.
<3>SBC6198 Article in serial: J F Head & T A Hume. 1968. 'ANGLO SAXON BURIALS AT LOWER WINCHENDON', IN RECS OF BUCKS 18 PP306-312 & PHOTO & FIGS. Vol 18.
<4>SBC14091 Unpublished document: SEE CORRESPONDENCE FILED;SOME GIVEN BY J F HEAD'S WIDOW IN MARCH 1984.
<5>SBC5111 Bibliographic reference: FARLEY M E, JUNE 1974.
<6>SBC10628 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD.
<7>SBC27633 Digital archive: VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION - Rec 6" Buckinghamshire County Museum(Anon;undated).
<8>SBC28889 Verbal communication: P A Stevens. Field Investigators Comments - F1 PAS 02-NOV-72.
<9>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference	SP 73520 12910 (point)
Civil Parish	LOWER WINCHENDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Event - Intervention: (EBC12012)
Event - Survey: (EBC13882)

Record last edited

Jan 21 2026 2:04PM