Monument record 0023201000 - CROSSROADS AT CHEARSLEY

Summary

Excavation of several medieval burials at possible gallows site

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Type and Period (1)

  • GALLOWS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

DISCOVERY OF SKELETONS AT INTERSECTIONS OF OLD TRACKWAYS SEEMS TO CONFIRM TRADITIONAL ACCOUNT OF THIS BEING SITE OF GALLOWS (B1).
TRADITION THAT THE LORD'S GALLOWS FORMERLY STOOD ON HILL NEAR CROSSROADS (B3).
NO VISIBLE REMAINS (B4).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC26951 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 1). Volume 1. p122.
  • <2>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p348.
  • <3>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. p19.
  • <4>SBC3406 Bibliographic reference: DAVIES M E,NOV 1972 FIELD VISIT & LOCAL INFORMATIO.

Location

Grid reference SP 71700 10690 (point)
Civil Parish CHEARSLEY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Nov 7 2024 2:32PM

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