Find Spot record 0098800002 - NEAR PRINCES RISBOROUGH

Summary

Bronze Age palstave found near Princes Risborough circa 1940

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Description

LOOPLESS BRONZE PALSTAVE. FOUND BY MR OATES C.1940(BI4)



A bronze palstave, found near Princes Risborough in c 1940. Held by Mr Oates, Church End, Princes Risborough (B7).
Relatives of finder were unaware of the find, but state that Mr Oates was resident in Church End in c 1940 (B8).

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>SBC962 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER 1934..
  • <2>SBC945 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER 1909..
  • <3>SBC6159 Bibliographic reference: HASELGROVE C 1978 SUPPLEMENTARY GAZETTEER OF FIND- SPOTS OF CELTIC COINS IN BRITAIN 1977 P51.
  • <4>SBC6646 Unpublished document: INFORMATION FROM LONDON MUSEUM.
  • <5>SBC1102 Bibliographic reference: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER,1910..
  • <6>SBC13343 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 1911 10 P88..
  • <7>SBC29123 Index: Buckinghamshire County Museum. Buckinghamshire County Museum Card Index 0988.
  • <8>SBC29040 Verbal communication: J R Linge. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 JRL 21-OCT-74.
  • <9>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SP 81000 03500 (point)
Civil Parish PRINCES RISBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

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Record last edited

Feb 13 2026 12:52PM

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