Find Spot record 1570600000 - High Wycombe Area

Summary

A Late Bronze Age socketed axe found at High Wycombe has been acquired by the Buckinghamshire County Museum, Aylesbury (Accession Number 94.62) from the Letchworth Museum and Art Gallery.

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)

Description

A late Bronze Age socketed axe found at High Wycombe (SU 8693) has been acquired by the Buckinghamshire County Museum, Aylesbury (Acc No 94.62) from the Letchworth Museum and Art Gallery (B1)

NRHE Insert 1999 (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 (2)

  • <1>SBC27653 Bibliographic reference: Buckinghamshire County Museum. 1960-1963. Buckinghamshire County Museum Report 1960-1963. p7.
  • <2>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SU 8650 9350 (point)
Civil Parish HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)

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Record last edited

Sep 3 2025 12:39PM

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