Find Spot record 0025800001 - STONE BRIDGE, BICESTER ROAD
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
Description
IRON SPEARHEAD; POSSIBLY EARLY IRON AGE, APPARENTLY COPIED FROM BRONZE AGE PATTERN. FOUND WITH ANGLO-SAXON & VIKING OBJECTS ABOUT 4FT BELOW THE RIVER BED. SAID ALSO TO BE BENEATH A STONY LAYER; POSSIBLY THE BED OF AN OLD FORD? (B2).
Two iron spearheads (probably both Early Iron Age) found at Stone Bridge (SP 79571519) in 1927. Now in Aylesbury Museum (B6)
An iron spearhead, possibly Early Iron Age and another together with a scramasax, both of the Viking period were found at the bridge on Bicester Road, Aylesbury. Presented by Bucks Co Council to Aylesbury Museum (B7).
NRHE insert 1997 (B8).
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 (3)
- <2>SBC903 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER.
- <6>SBC27546 Map: Historic England/OGS Crawford. VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION - Annotated Map Rec 6" (OGS Crawford Udtd).
- <8>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 79570 15190 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | AYLESBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | QUARRENDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- SPEAR (Early Iron Age - 700 BC? to 401 BC?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: River find (EBC12720)
Record last edited
Jan 15 2026 2:03PM
