Monument record 0110800001 - NW OF WATERLOO FARM, WING

Summary

Roman and medieval pottery found on ground surface

Protected Status/Designation

  • SHINE: Location of discovery of undated human bones within a sandpit and surface scatter of Roman and medieval pottery (DBC8205)

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (1st Century Roman to Medieval - 43 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

6 FRAGMENTS OF RB COARSEWARE BEAKER RECONSTRUCTED (B1); DRAWN (B5).
SAMIAN & MORTARIA FRAGMENTS FOUND, DESCRIBED, PART ILLUS (B2).
Roman pottery has been found in some quantitiy on Honeypot Farm, in a neighbouring field to 'Hawkeslowe' mound (SP 889 229). (B3).
RB & MEDIEVAL POTTERY FOUND IN AREAS CENTRED SP887237 & SP8875 2370 (B4).
DRAWINGS & MAP, IN CAS FILE (B2).
NGR TO SITE CENTRE.



(SP 888238) Romano-British potsherds found (B6).
Romano-British and Medieval sherds have been picked up by Vinden, the farmer, over the last few years. He indicated the centre of the scatter (now under pasture) at SP88752370 and retains the finds(about 2lbs weight) (B7).
"Honeypot Farm" not traced; but according to Brand, the field centred SP 887 237 is named Honeypot. Here Vinden, a farmer, has picked up a number of Romano-British and Medieval sherds (B9).

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>SBC903 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER.
  • <2>SBC5964 Unpublished document: GURNEY F G NOTEBOOKS (REFS; BEDS RO X325/154- BAS MUNIMENT ROOM, NOTEBOOK IN MISC 'BUNDLE'..
  • <3>SBC17125 Article in serial: Alison Young. 1959. 'EXCAVATION OF A MOUND AT ASCOTT', IN RECS OF BUCKS 16 P296. Vol 16.
  • <4>SBC11379 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARDS SP 82 SE 4, JUNE/JULY 1973 (IN CAS FILE).
  • <5>SBC15219 Graphic material: UNWIN C 1981 WING PARISH SURVEY (DRAWING OF BEAKER).
  • <6>SBC27536 Digital archive: VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION - Bucks County Museum Record 6".
  • <7>SBC29233 Verbal communication: P A Stevens. 1973. Field Investigators Comments - F1 PAS 13-JUN-73.
  • <8>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
  • <9>SBC28938 Verbal communication: N K Blood. 1973. Field Investigators Comments - F1 NKB 24-JUL-73.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 8879 2372 (170m by 110m)
Civil Parish WING, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (2)

  • SHERD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SHERD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Event - Survey: Geophysics (gradiometer) survey: Wing Wood (Ref: MSSP1338) (EBC18691)
  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC16723)
  • Event - Intervention: Surface find (EBC13170)

Record last edited

Feb 25 2026 4:06PM

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