Find Spot record 0155204000 - WINDMILL HILL, HITCHAM

Summary

Saxon burial excavated in Windmill Field, Hitcham, in the nineteenth century

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Probable Saxon settlement site, partly excavated in late 19th century (DBC9957)

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Type and Period (1)

  • INHUMATION (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)

Description

IRON WEAPONRY FROM WARRIOR'S GRAVE IN WINDMILL FIELD (B2,B6,B7,B9,B13).
SAXON INHUMATION BURIAL DISCOVERED ?LATE C19. SITE IDENTIFIED IN 1931 BY COL O PEARCE-SERECOLD (B7).
FINDS INCLUDE IRON SWORD, SHIELD-BOSS FRAGS & SHIELD HANDLE FRAGS, KNIFE. (IN BM)(B10).
HEAD SAYS C5 INHUMATIONS, BUT THIS DOUBTFUL (B5).

Sources (7)

  • <2>SBC20460 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1905. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume I. Volume 1. pp179, 182, 204.
  • <5>SBC6220 Article in serial: J F Head. 1946. 'BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, AD 450-700', IN RECS OF BUCKS 14 PP301-340. Vol 14, part 6. p312.
  • <6>SBC6246 Bibliographic reference: J F Head. 1955. Early Man in South Buckinghamshire. pp51,61,158; Fig 10.
  • <7>SBC20374 Bibliographic reference: A Meaney. 1964. Gazetteer of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites. p57.
  • <9>SBC11913 Unpublished document: PIKE A R (BCM) DEC 1977 (& SEE LETTER FROM O P SERECOLD TO J F HEAD, 1940, FILED).
  • <10>SBC11925 Bibliographic reference: PIKE A R (BCM) FROM BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER & INFORMATION FROM BRITISH MUSEUM.
  • <13>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p179.

Location

Grid reference SU 92170 81190 (point)
Civil Parish BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Nov 24 2024 2:49AM

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