Find Spot record 0175103000 - MEDMENHAM ABBEY

Summary

Inhumation in a lead coffin of uncertain date found in the early twentieth century

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Type and Period (1)

  • INHUMATION (1st Century Roman to Medieval - 43 AD? to 1539 AD?)

Description

FINDING NOTED OF A LEADEN COFFIN WITH REMAINS OF FULL-GROWN PERSON & SOME OLD COINS DURING ALTERATIONS TO MEDMENHAM ABBEY (B9).
NO FURTHER INFORMATION ON DATE OR CURRENT LOCATION, BUT DATE OF FINDING FITS IN WITH ALTERATIONS & BUILDING (INCLUDING W WING) BY ROMAINE WALKER FOR ROBERT HUDSON (B10).

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  • <9>SBC4313 Bibliographic reference: DOWNS R S 1906 OLD COINS, RECSOFBUCKS9P212"".
  • <10>SBC5505 Bibliographic reference: G E SCRIMGEOUR JULY 1988 FROM B7.

Location

Grid reference SU 80700 83800 (point)
Civil Parish MEDMENHAM, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Intervention: (EBC11981)

Record last edited

Oct 4 2017 9:01AM

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