Monument record 0728500000 - Burials located within church

Summary

Several burials located beneath aisle and south porch of church.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Type and Period (3)

  • BURIAL (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)
  • VAULT (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)
  • PATH? (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD? to 1899 AD?)

Description

Between November 2010 and January 2011, a watching brief revealed clusters of truncated burials around the aisle pier bases and two brick burial vaults within the central aisle of the nave. Ground reduction and underpinning within the south porch revealed burials predating the building of the porch. These probably relate to the three relocated headstones adjacent to the south-west corner of the south aisle. This work also exposed two possible chalk surfaced paths leading to the south door. No evidence was found for any of the earlier internal medieval floor surfaces, or for any earlier phases of the church's construction (B1).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC24081 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2011. St Mary's Church, Wendover: Archaeological Watching Brief Report.
  • <1>SBC24081 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2011. St Mary's Church, Wendover: Archaeological Watching Brief Report.

Location

Grid reference SP 87137 07332 (point)

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Watching brief (EBC17456)

Record last edited

Feb 17 2012 11:12AM

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