Monument record 0022500000 - NEAR HOLMAN'S BRIDGE
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- BATTLEFIELD? (Civil War - 1640 AD to 1649 AD)
Description
HUMAN REMAINS FOUND 1818 NEAR HOLMAN'S BRIDGE APPEAR TO MARK SITE OF BATTLE OF AYLESBURY, FOUGHT 1 NOV 1642 (B2).
BATTLE FOUGHT AT HOLMAN'S BRIDGE BETWEEN PRINCE RUPERT & SIR WILLIAM BALFOUR (B4-5).
MAP MARKS 'SITE OF BATTLE AD 1642' (B6).
RESEARCH SHOWS SITE MAY BE AT SP829154 & NOT AT NGR ABOVE. PROBABLY A SKIRMISH RATHER THAN A BATTLE (SEE NOTE AND DRAFT ARTICLE, FILED) (B8).
Weedon sewerage scheme produced entirely negative results - no trace of burials (B10).
Significant that Prince Rupert's journal records him at Abingdon on the date of the supposed battle, and makes no mention of any severe setback to Royalist forces in Bucks (B11).
Recent fieldwork produced 24 lead bullets and 4 powder-box caps in addition to other possible battle-related artefacts; Clearly this action involved some infantry (B12).
The lead bullet assemblage appears to be compatible with cavalry action against infantry where the latter did not deliver a major musket volley. It should be noted that with such a small asssemblage the backgroud noise from small calibre sporting rounds of earlier and later date may significantly distort the calibre graph. Interpretation of the material suugest that the infantry was engaged immediatley north of Holman's Bridge. The musketeers either standing, or perhaps more likely, in flight along the Aylesbury-Winslow road (B13).
Sources (13)
- <1>SBC5598 Article in serial: 1820. GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE 1820 PT1 PP13-15. Part 1. pp13-15.
- <2>SBC13279 Article in serial: 1854. RECORDS OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. Vol 1. p39.
- <3>SBC3233 Article in serial: 'CPA'. 1860. 'HISTORICAL MEMORANDA OF BIERTON', IN RECS OF BUCKS VOL 2. Vol 2. pp160-165.
- <4>SBC14235 Bibliographic reference: SHEAHAN P49. p49.
- <5>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. pp5-6.
- <6>SBC10358 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1925. OS 1925 1:2500 MAP. 1:2,500.
- <7>SBC10648 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD (NOT RETAINED).
- <8>SBC17143 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1994. ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION & WATCHING BRIEF ON WEEDON SEWERAGE SCHEME, BUCKS.
- <9>SBC18992 Bibliographic reference: Griffin S. 1998. The Battle of Aylesbury 1642.
- <10>SBC19286 Article in serial: Jonathan Parkhouse. 1995. South Midlands Archaeology 25.
- <11>SBC22662 Article in serial: George Lamb. 2001. 'Aylesbury in the Civil War', in Records of Buckinghamshire 41 pp183-189. Vol 41. pp183-184.
- <12>SBC24690 Bibliographic reference: Glenn Foard and Richard Morris. 2012. The Archaeology of English Battlefields: Conflict in the Pre-Industrial Landscape. p108.
- <13>SBC24691 Article in serial: Gail Wakeham and Philippa Bradley. 2013. A Roman-British Malt House and other Remains at Weedon Hill, Aylesbury. in Recs of Bucks 53, p1-44.. Volume 53. pp36-39.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 8167 1534 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WEEDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (2)
- POWDER FLASK (Undated)
- BULLET (17th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1700 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: metal detecting survey at Weedon Hill (EBC17804)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief on Weedon Sewerage Pipeline (Ref: WSP 94) (EBC15754)
Record last edited
Jan 24 2023 12:57PM
