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Gravel or sand pit not marked on historic estate maps and appears to be quite recent

Two gravel pits shown on 1970s map south of West Hyde Lane.

Palaeolithic to Bronze Age hand-axes found in gravel quarry

Two gravel pits shown on nineteenth century maps at SE corner of Austenwood Common.

Eighteenth century gravel pit recorded in field survey and marked on historic map

Large quarry cut to provide gravel for Silverstone airfield at the beginning of World War II. The gravel pit is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial In...

Two gravel pits shown on nineteenth century maps

Several eighteenth century to modern gravel pits centred around this location were recorded in field survey

Post-medieval sand or gravel pit recorded in field survey

Three gravel pits shown on nineteenth century maps on the north side of Cholesbury Common