Find Spot record 0153000000 - STOKE COMMON

Summary

Bronze Age metalwork found on Stoke Common - A Bronze Age palstave found on Stoke Common was last known in the possession of Mr W C Wells of May Bank Avenue, Sudbury, Harrow.

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0142 mm Width 0051
PALSTAVE, LOOPLESS; FLANGES CONTINUE ALMOST TO EDGE OF PLAIN, SOMEWHAT EXPANDED BLADE. BROKEN. (B1).
NGR TO CENTRE OF STOKE COMMON (B2).


(SU 9885) Bronze Palstave found on Stoke Common, in possession of Mr W C Wells, 2 May Bank Avenue, Sudbury, Harrow (B3).

No further information. It was not possible to contact Mr Wells at the time of investigation (B4).

NRHE Insert 1999 (B5).

Sources (5)

  • <1>SBC23552 Unpublished document: INFORMATION FROM LONDON MUSEUM.
  • <2>SBC10400 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. OS 1960 6-INCH MAP. 1:10,560.
  • <3>SBC27650 Digital archive: VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION - Bucks Co. Museum Bronze Age Index.
  • <4>SBC28186 Verbal communication: J R Linge. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 JRL 08-OCT-74.
  • <5>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SU 988 853 (point)
Civil Parish STOKE POGES, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Surface find (EBC17248)

Record last edited

Sep 15 2025 12:43PM

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