Find Spot record 1588000000 - Aston Clinton House

Summary

Alleged spearhead, coins, urn found.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

Spearheads, coins, an urn, boars tusks etc were found (c 1851-61) in making the park at Aston Clinton House (Howard Park - SP 8811).
(The urn may be the Belgic urn from Aston Clinton in Bucks Museum - see SP 81 SE 15) (B1).

"I do not think any reliance can be placed on Sheahan's remark - it may be justified but I never heard of the evidence on which it rested, though familiar with the parish….." (2)

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>XYSBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. [Mapped feature: #52334 ]
  • <2>SBC29175 Unpublished document: G Eland. 1933. Letter (G Eland Ed 'Records of Bucks' 11.4.1933). From CR 8858 obtained from PRO.
  • <3>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SP 885 115 (point) NRHE grid ref
Civil Parish ASTON CLINTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (3)

  • URN (Undated)
  • SPEARHEAD (Undated)
  • COIN (Undated)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Record last edited

Feb 17 2026 3:57PM

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