Find Spot record 0082500000 - OAKEND

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Medieval millpond with Neolithic and medieval artefacts found at Oakend in excavation in advance of the construction of Chalfont St Peter bypass in 1966

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Archaeological Notification Area: Mesolithic flint scatter partly excavated during road works (DBC9275)

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ARTEFACT SCATTER (Early Neolithic to Medieval - 4000 BC to 1539 AD)
SETTLEMENT? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

PREPARATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CHALFONT ST PETER BY-PASS (A413) LED TO THE EXCAVATION OF THE EXTENSIVE PEAT SUBSOIL N OF OAKEND HOUSE. EVIDENCE THAT A WATER-FILLED BASIN, PROB A MILLPOND, EXISTED IN MED PERIOD. NEOLITHIC FLINTS & MED POTTERY WERE FOUND IN THE MUD & PEAT. BARFIELD'S SITE II. Sited to TQ 0101 8864 from Barfield's site plan. Finds in Bucks County Museum (Acc No 156.67). Excavation report pending. (See TQ 08 NW 9 for site plan). (B1-4).
Flints believed to be neolithic (B4).

Flint flakes, probably Neolithic, and a 13th century jug and sherds were found in 1966 by Mr L H Barfield during road works at TQ 010887 (B2).
The flint industry (at TQ 010 885) comprised one finished tool, one discoid scraper and forty six waste flakes. There were also seventy one medieval sherds and a few 18th and 19th century sherds. The medieval potery can be interpreted as rubbish from an early settlement on the site of the adjacent Oakend House, and suggest occupation from the 12th to the 15th century. There was evidence of a possible medieval millpond here (B5).

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 (6)

<1>SBC984 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER 1967.
<2>SBC13266 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 18 1966 P88.
<3>SBC818 Article in serial: Lawrence Barfield. 1977. 'EXCAVATION OF A MESOLITHIC SITE AT GERRARDS CROSS, BUCKS', IN RECS OF BUCKS 20, PP308-336. Vol 20.
<4>SBC22555 Unpublished document: Greater London Council. 1977. The Archaeology of the Colne Valley Park. Table 5.
<5>SBC816 Article in serial: Lawrence Barfield. 1977. 'THE EXCAVATION OF A MESOLITHIC SITE AT GERRARDS CROSS, BUCKS', IN RECS OF BUCKS 20. Vol 20.
<6>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 1997.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 01000 88700 (point)
Civil Parish	GERRARDS CROSS, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire