Monument record 0099100000 - CHALK PIT, WHITE CLIFF HILL
Summary
Possible Late Saxon or medieval cemetery found in chalk pit in the nineteenth century
Protected Status/Designation
- Archaeological Notification Area: Site of Saxon or medieval cemetery (DBC9159)
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Type and Period (1)
- INHUMATION CEMETERY (10th Century to Medieval - 900 AD? to 1539 AD?)
Description
C.1850 HUMAN BONES FOUND (B1).
A "vast" number of burials was found about 1832 near Whiteleaf. The bodies each had a separate grave, were interred E to W, and were only a short depth from the surface (B2).
'RAGPIT (CHALK) HUMAN REMAINS FOUND' MARKED AT NGR (B3).
A charter of 903 mentions a "Heathen Burial Place" beside the Icknield Way - SITE IDENTIFIED AS THAT MENTIONED IN SAXON CHARTER OF E RISBOROUGH AD903 (B4).
C.30 SAXON INHUMATIONS (B5,B7).
The possibility cannot be ruled out that these burials are Medieval and not Anglo-Saxon. POSS ASSOC WITH MED MONASTERY (B6).
SEE ALSO CASS 02373.
Sources (8)
- <1>SBC2200 Article in serial: B Burgess. 1855. 'EARTHWORKS AT HAMPDEN & LITTLE KIMBLE', IN RECS OF BUCKS 1 P142. Vol 1. p 142.
- <2>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p187.
- <3>SBC10187 Map: OS 1877/85 1:10560 MAP.
- <4>SBC11606 Bibliographic reference: PARSONS F G 1936 OLD RECORDS OF MONKS RISBOROUGH PT1 P16.
- <5>SBC13376 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 1946 14 P314.
- <6>SBC20374 Bibliographic reference: A Meaney. 1964. Gazetteer of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites. p58.
- <7>SBC6246 Bibliographic reference: J F Head. 1955. Early Man in South Buckinghamshire. p162.
- <8>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Update 1999.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 82120 04690 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PRINCES RISBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Feb 12 2026 11:02AM
