The Vikings in Buckinghamshire

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The Vikings in Buckinghamshire

The Romans Akeman Street Fleet Marston settlement Weedon Hill All images are copyright Buckinghamshire County Council. Clockwise from top right: oblique aerial photograph of construction of the Aston Clinton bypass; oblique aerial photograph of excavations happening at Billingsfield in Quarrendon parish where Roman settlement was found; excavations at Weedon Hill, the other side of Quarrendon parish, where a Roman settlement and shrine were found.

Early Saxons Walton All images are copyright Buckinghamshire County Council. Reconstruction of Saxon settlement at Walton.

Early Vikings In 1885 a Viking spearhead was found in the River Thame with Saxon weapons near Stone Bridge on the Bicester Road. In 1896 a Viking spearhead was found at the foot of Castle Hill in Buckingham. In 1926 two Saxon or Viking spearheads were found in Lavender’s Pit, Iver. A Viking spearhead was found in the River Thames near Marlow. In 1856, 1860 and 1958, Viking weapons were found around Sashes Island in the River Thames. Viking battleaxe found at Bolter’s Lock, Taplow. Spearheads in Lavender’s pit = possibly from burials. Contact smr@buckscc.gov.uk for images.

Late Saxons Sashes Island in the River Thames was probably made into a burh in the 10th century. Aylesbury was made into a burh; the ditch was possibly found at Bourbon Street. There were two burhs at Buckingham, built by Edward the Elder in AD 914. Contact smr@buckscc.gov.uk for images.

Buckingham burhs Contact smr@buckscc.gov.uk for images.

Late Vikings A Viking or Saxon pin was found at Poynetts in the 1930s. A Viking ring was found in the ground of Weston Turville manor house in 1922. A Viking stirrup mount was found in Fingest. A Viking armlet was found at Wendover. All images are copyright Buckinghamshire County Council. Clockwise from top: Viking Pin from Poynetts = biggest one; armlet from Wendover = tribute?; Ringerike stirrup mount from Fingest.

Danelaw Contact smr@buckscc.gov.uk for images.

The 11th century AD Cnut: 1016-35 Harold I: 1035-1040 Harthacnut: 1040-1042 Edward the Confessor: 1042-1066 Harold II: 1066 William: 1066-1087 All images are copyright Buckinghamshire County Council. Mint of Cnut in Aylesbury. One of Edward the Confessor’s coins found in excavations at Bierton. Bottom one.

Place names Saxon Bourne: Stream Burn: Stream Burg: Fortified settlement Croft: Small enclosure Cot: Small hut Delph: Ditch, dyke or stream Den(n): Pig pasture Don: Hill Eg; Ey; Ea; Eig: Island Fall: Area cleared of trees Fen: Fen Field: Field Ham: Village Hurst: Clearing Ing: People Lake: Lake Ley; Lea: Clearing Low: Burial mound Mere: Pool Moor: Moor Moss: Swamp Riding; Rod: Cleared land Stead: place Stoc: Summer pasture Stoke: 'Daughter' settlement Stow: Holy Place Ton; Tun: House; Farm Weald; Wold; High Woodland Wic; Wike: Farm; Group of huts Wood: Wood Worth: Fenced land Worthy: Enclosed land Viking Akr: Acre Beck: Stream Booth: Summer pasture By: Farm; Village Ey: Island Falh: Fallow Fell; How: Hill or mound Fiord: Fiord Fiskr: Fish Gardr: Yard; landing place Garth: Enclosure Gate: Road Geit: Goat Gill: Ravine or valley Halh: Hall Ho: Hill/spur Holm(r): Island Hus: House Ings: Marsh; meadow Kald: Cold Kelda: Spring, stream Kirk: Church Laithe: Barn Lin: Flax Lund: Grove Melr: Sandbank Orme: Serpent Pollr: Pool Skar: Cleft Sker: Rock Slack: Stream in a valley Stakkr: Rock in the sea Stan: Stone Stokkr: Sound Tarn: Lake Thing: Meeting place Thorp: Daughter settlement Thwaite: Forest clearing; meadow Toft: Homestead Wath: Ford Wray: Remote place

Quarrendon All images are copyright Buckinghamshire County Council. Obliqe aerial photograph of deserted medieval village at Quarrendon – there was possibly a Saxon origin.

Wing All images are copyright Buckinghamshire County Council. Modern photo of All Saint’s church, Wing and reconstruction of how it may have looked in the 10th century.

Stowe All images are copyright Buckinghamshire County Council. 18th century temple in Stowe Landscape Gardens – not related to the Saxon name for it at all!

Taplow All images are copyright Buckinghamshire County Council. 1st picture = modern photo of Taplow Saxon burial mound; 2nd picture – reconstruction of Taplow Saxon burial mound in the Saxon period; 3rd picture – reconstruction of what the burial chamber may have looked like.

Fingest All images are copyright Buckinghamshire County Council. The Ringerike stirrup mount again.

Skirmett Find pictures online.

Dorney All images are copyright Buckinghamshire County Council. Bronze Age burial at Dorney. Some later archaeology was also found but the prehistoric period was most impressive.