Find Spot record 0092301000 - NW OF MAPLE WOOD
Summary
Roman tesselated floor fragment found on surface of ploughed field
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- TESSELLATED FLOOR (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
Description
PIECE OF TESSELATED PAVING FOUND ON SURFACE OF PLOUGHED FIELD BY MR P WESTELL SEPT 1943. MARBLE TESSERAE IN CEMENT (B1).
Roman villa gazetteer no BU 26 (B7)
Tesselated paving found by Mr. Westell in September, 1943, at the south end of Whorley Wood (B3).
Indications of a rectangular enclosure on A.P.s.at SP 83460535 (B5).
A perambulation of the south end of Whorley Wood proved negative and nothing of interest was seen in the area of the AP soil marking, though the field has been newly ploughed! (B4).
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 (7)
- <1>SBC964 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER 1943.
- <2>SBC10628 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD.
- <3>SBC28086 Cartographic materials: R C Sansome. Annotated Record Map - Corr 6" (R Cortney Sansome).
- <4>SBC29049 Verbal communication: A S Phillips. 1972. Field Investigator Comments - F1 ASP 24-FEB-72.
- <5>SBC23836 Aerial Photograph: RAF (Air Ministry). 1950. 1950 RAF (Air Ministry) Vertical AP. SP84400520. Yes.
- <6>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). insert 1998.
- <7>SBC27450 Bibliographic reference: Eleanor Scott. 1993. A gazetteer of Roman villas in Britain.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 8345 0535 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ELLESBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- TESSERA (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Surface find (EBC13095)
Record last edited
Feb 5 2026 1:00PM
