Find Spot record 0097000000 - '40 ACRES FIELD', BOSWELLS

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Middle Iron Age pottery sherds found in badger's sett

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

IRON AGE A. 2 SHERD OF VASE, COARSE BLACKISH GREY WARE, FOUND IN BADGER'S SETT IN SPINNEY NORTH OF CONCORD WOOD. DONATED BY MR.A.F.HOBBS, THE LEE (B1).
PART OF A2 OR MIDDLE IRON AGE URN (ILLUS) (B2-3).
OLD BCM RECORD MAP MARKS FINDSPOT AT NGR (B4).



(SP 883069) Iron Age A2 potsherd found in a badgers' sett in 1946 by F Hobbs of 'Concord'. In Bucks Museum Acc No 137.46 (B5 and B6).
Mr Hobbs was not traced. No further information (B7).

Sources (8)

  • <1>SBC1080 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER,137-46.
  • <2>SBC6246 Bibliographic reference: J F Head. 1955. Early Man in South Buckinghamshire. pp65,168; Fig 21.
  • <3>SBC16460 Bibliographic reference: WAUGH H 1974 SOME IRON AGE POTTERY FROM MID AND NO RTH BUCKS IN RECS.OFBUCKS19P441".
  • <4>SBC1558 Map: BCM OLD RECORD MAP (SIX-INCH)(LOCAL INFORMATION CO NFIRMS FIELD AT NGR IS CALLED '40 ACRE FIELD'-SEE.
  • <5>SBC28086 Cartographic materials: R C Sansome. Annotated Record Map - Corr 6" (R Cortney Sansome).
  • <6>SBC29041 Unpublished document: G N Gowing. 1970. Letter G N Gowing, Curator Bucks Mus 26.8.70.
  • <7>SBC29040 Verbal communication: J R Linge. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 JRL 21-OCT-74.
  • <8>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SP 88400 06800 (point)
Civil Parish WENDOVER, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • URN (Middle Iron Age - 400 BC to 101 BC)

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Record last edited

Feb 4 2026 12:27PM

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