Find Spot record 0155600001 - N OF HELL COPPICE
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Description
SHERDS OF LATE RB COARSE POTTERY(BI1).SITE REPORTED TO G LAMB,VISITED JAN 1974 & FURTHER 36 RB SHERD S COLLECTED(BI2).FURTHER MATERIAL(A SELECTION ONLY OF THE MORE DIAGNOSTIC PIECES) WAS COLLECTED APRIL 1982.SPREAD CONCENTRATED C.70 YDS E OF OLD FIELD BOUNDARY ACROSS MIDDLE OF FIELD(BI3). Much more info regarding RB pottery finds on CAS card to be added to these records.
"Sherds of late Romano-British course pottery were found by Mr H Sassoon, at Oakley, in a ploughed field, SP 611106, between York's Wood and Hell Coppice" (B1)
Mr H Sassoon (The White Cottage, Oakley) made the above finds in 1960. The quantity is not known, but the material is held by the Ashmolean Museum (B7 and B3).
On a field check by M E Farley (B2) and G Lamb in Jan 1974, 2 pieces of tegula and about 35 Roman pottery sherds including Samian and colour coated wares were found in area centred SP 61021062 (B8).
The level field (centred SP 61091058) was under grass; however, numerous Roman sherds were found in the ploughed area (centred SP 60941064) on a west-facing slope. Nothing is visible on the available Aps (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 (11)
- ---SBC18964 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 29/04/57. RAF F22 29 (REF 81). \.
- <1>SBC11469 Bibliographic reference: OXONIENSIA 1960 25 P134.
- <2>SBC7213 Bibliographic reference: LAMB G & FARLEY ME,JAN 1974.
- <3>SBC114 Bibliographic reference: A/P IN BUCKS COLLECTION,CO.LIBRARY & PIKE A R,5 SE PT 1977,FIELD VISIT.
- <4>SBC10628 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD.
- <5>SBC6093 Bibliographic reference: HANSON MRS & LAMBRICK MR G (OXON ARCH UNIT), MAY 1982.
- <6>SBC6424 Bibliographic reference: HODGES MR TO PIKE A R,OCT 1986.
- <7>SBC28593 Index: Buckinghamshire County Museum. Buckinhghamshire County Museum Card Index No 1556.
- <8>SBC28592 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1950. RAF 541/479 4107-8.
- <9>SBC28529 Verbal communication: M Fletcher. 1976. Field Investigator Comments - MJF 10-JUN-76.
- <10>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 61029 10612 (164m by 153m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WORMINGHALL, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- SHERD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC12858)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC12908)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC12984)
- Event - Survey: (EBC13453)
Record last edited
Dec 8 2025 3:53PM
