Find Spot record 0173000000 - MURSLEY
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Archaeological Notification Area: Roman building suggested by finds scatter (DBC8853)
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Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Description
C2 & C3 SHERDS, ROOF & FLOOR TILE (ALSO QUERN FRAGMENTS & BUILDING STONE) FROM RECTANGULAR AREA, IN PLOUGH SOIL, 0.8HA IN EXTENT. TOPSOIL VERY BLACK; WHEN VISITED 1973 WAS LITTERED WITH BUILDING STONE & TILE BROUGHT UP BY DEEP PLOUGH. SITE NEAR SMALL COPSE ON RIDGE NEAR BRIDLEPATH TO NEWTON LONGVILLE (B1).
SP 833297. Romano-British sherds, tile and part of a quern found on surface of ploughed field by R W Griffiths (B3).
No significant features or finds in a field of crop (B4).
Possibly related to the villas site at SP 8326 3038 (HOB UID 344806) excavated in 1973 by R W Griffiths and J Southernwood (B5).
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 (6)
- <1>SBC13848 Verbal communication: RWG 1973 PERS COMM TO MEF.
- <2>SBC7098 Article in serial: D King. 1986. 'PETROLOGY, DATING & DISTRIBUTION OF QUERNS & MILLSTONES', IN UNIVERSITY OF LONDON INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY BULLETIN 23 PP65-126. No 23.
- <3>SBC28410 Article in serial: Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society. 1969. 'Archaeological Notes from the Buckinghamshire County Museum' in Records of Buckinghamshire 18, part 4, p331-336. p333.
- <4>SBC28916 Verbal communication: J R Linge. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 JRL 22-APR-74.
- <5>SBC27450 Bibliographic reference: Eleanor Scott. 1993. A gazetteer of Roman villas in Britain. p29.
- <6>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 1999; Update 2016.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 83290 29710 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MURSLEY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (2)
- SHERD (2nd Century to 3rd Century - 100 AD to 299 AD)
- TILE (2nd Century to 3rd Century - 100 AD to 299 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC10111)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC11681)
Record last edited
Feb 23 2026 3:41PM
