Find Spot record 0082200000 - RUSH GREEN
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Description
Dimensions - Length 0120 mm Width 0048 Depth/Thickness 0023
A polished flint axe was found c 1932 on a farm at Rush Green (TQ 02 85). The axe, a particularly good specimen. CUTTING EDGE 48MM TAPERING TO 24MM AT THE BUTT. EVENLY GROUND. CUTTING EDGE BROKEN OR BLUNTED AT SOME TIME & REGROUND & POLISHED: DIFFERENT PATINA & POLISH. OTHER AXES FROM AREA (IE HAREFIELD) INDICATE EXTENSIVE LATE NEOLITHIC POPULATION. FOUND BY C E VULLIAMY & GIVEN TO E C ROUSE (B1-3).
A polished flint axe with some original flake scars faintly discernible on one side has been found in Ruch Green, Denham, near the point where the Alderbourne joins the alluvium of the Colne valley. Several other axes have been found in this area particularly higher up the Colne valley just north of Denham (B4).
The polished flint axe resembles exactly that listed in the Bovingdon collection (TQ 09 SW 8), for which the findspot is not known (B5).
Sources (6)
- <1>SBC13227 Article in serial: E Clive Rouse. 1933. RECS OF BUCKS 12 1933 P420 (NOTE BY E C ROUSE). Vol 12.
- <2>SBC14841 Bibliographic reference: STAINTON MRS B A,MAY 1978..
- <3>SBC11269 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD TQ 08 NW 05.
- <4>SBC22555 Unpublished document: Greater London Council. 1977. The Archaeology of the Colne Valley Park. Table 6.
- <5>SBC28363 Verbal communication: N K Blood. 1974. Field Investigators comments - F1 NKB 25-JUN-74.
- <6>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 1998.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 02800 85600 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DENHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Surface find (EBC12766)
Record last edited
Mar 31 2026 3:45PM
