Find Spot record 0151901000 - MARSWORTH

Summary

Roman metalwork found in the nineteenth century in the digging for the Grand Junction Canal

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

COINS, 'EVIDENTLY ROMAN' DUG UP IN MARSWORTH. ALSO, 'VAST QUANTITY' OF ROMAN COINS FOUND IN MAKING THE BED OF THE GRAND JUNCTION CANAL IN MARSWORTH. FOUND PRE 1819 (BI1). NB - GRAND JUNCTION CANAL BECAME GRAND UNION CANAL, C1820

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC6166 Bibliographic reference: HASSELL J 1819 TOUR OF THE GRAND JUNCTION CANAL IN 1819 (REPRINT, WITH NOTES &INTRODUCTION B J CRANF.
  • <2>SBC10873 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SP 91 SW 11 (ON CAS FILE).
  • <3>SBC6705 Bibliographic reference: JACKSON S ?C1800 MS NOTES (TEMPORARILY HELD BY MRS J DAVIS).

Location

Grid reference SP 93000 13000 (point)
Civil Parish MARSWORTH, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)

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  • Event - Intervention: Disturbed find (EBC11943)

Record last edited

Jun 21 2017 3:59PM

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