Monument record 0108700000 - DRAYTON PARSLOW, SAND HILL

Summary

Human remains found in sand pit in the nineteenth century

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  • INHUMATION? (Undated)

Description

HUMAN SKULL & PORTION OF BREASTPLATE OF COPPER OR BRASS & OTHER CORRODED BITS OF METAL. DISCOVERED BY A LABOURER IN 1859, DIGGING FOR SAND IN SAND HILL FIELD, C A QUARTER MILE FROM VILLAGE (B1).
THIS LOCATION HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p669.
  • <2>SBC529 Verbal communication: A R PIKE (BCM) PERS COMM, MARCH 1977.

Location

Grid reference SP 85500 29000 (point)
Civil Parish DRAYTON PARSLOW, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Intervention: (EBC12215)

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Oct 18 2024 1:30PM

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