Find Spot record 1567300000 - Cookham Bridge

Summary

DA spearhead (10hC.)

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (10th Century to 11th Century - 900 AD to 1065 AD)

Description

A 10th century winged spearhead now in the Reading museum, was found in the river Thames upstream of Cookham bridge in January 1951. Acc.No 31:51. (B1)

In the Thames Convervancy Collection, No. 93 now on loan to Reading Museum. Siting not established (B2).


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 (3)

  • <1>SBC27611 Digital archive: Historic England. VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION - Thames Conservancy Board Loan Catalogue, Reading Mus..
  • <2>XYSBC27612 Verbal communication: J Palmer. 1963. Field Investigator Comments - F1 JP 04-JAN-63. 2a: Note with exhibit. [Mapped feature: #51208 ]
  • <3>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SU 89803 85608 (point) NRHE GIS
Civil Parish WOOBURN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • SPEAR (10th Century to 11th Century - 900 AD to 1065 AD)

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Record last edited

Jul 4 2025 3:41PM

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