Find Spot record 0155204000 - WINDMILL HILL, HITCHAM

Summary

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

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

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  • 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>SBC6209 Bibliographic reference: HEAD J F 1946 BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AD 450-700, IN RECSOFBUCKS14P312"".
  • <6>SBC6292 Bibliographic reference: HEAD J F 1955 EARLY MAN IN SOUTH BUCKS PP51,61,158 & FIG 10.
  • <7>SBC8313 Bibliographic reference: MEANY A 1964 GAZETTEER OF EARLY ANGLO-SAXON BURIAL SITES P57.
  • <9>SBC11913 Bibliographic reference: 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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May 30 2022 4:49PM

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