Monument record 0176400000 - WEEDON

Summary

Unlocated site of a possible early Saxon religious site suggested by the place-name of Weedon.

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (2)

  • TEMPLE? (Saxon - 410 AD? to 1065 AD?)
  • SHRINE? (5th Century Saxon to 7th Century - 410 AD? to 699 AD?)

Description

WEEDON: A HILL NAME - PROBABLY TEMPLE. ROOT IDEA IN WORD IS SACRED. THESE WEEDONS ARE HILLS WITH SOME ANCIENT HEATHEN RELIGIOUS ASSOCIATIONS (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC8275 Bibliographic reference: A Mawer & F M Stenton. 1925. PLACE NAMES OF BUCKS: ENGLISH PLACE NAME SOC. VOL 2 PPXIII, 85.

Location

Grid reference SP 82 18 (point)
Civil Parish WEEDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Apr 30 2012 11:22AM

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