1 Pottery – Medieval, from the grounds of Westham House. Seven sherds.
2 These sherds were found by C Dyer and at least two of them are actually Roman.
Findspot - pottery sherds dating to the Roman period were found to the west of Barford.
1 Sherd from the handle of a medieval jug, dark grey-brown with red core, slashed on outer face, on surviving glaze.
2 The same information is given in this correspondence file ...
Findspot - a handle sherd of medieval pottery was found on the south bank of the River Avon, 400m South of Sherbourne church.
1 Find of a Persian coin in 1994. The location given was Debden Farm. Method of recovery unrecorded.
Find of a sixth to seventh century Sassanian coin in Barford. The exact location is unknown.
1 Find of a Roman coin in 1995 and a Roman bracelet in 1993. Method of recovery unrecorded and exact location unknown.
Find of a Roman coin and bracelet in Barford. The exact location is unknown.
1 Flint flake with surface patina found with 11 other unworked pieces. No grid reference given.
Twelve flints found in the area of Barford Sheds, of which one was worked.
1 A single abraded Romano-British sherd was recovered from the topsoil during trial trench evaluation at Oldhams Transport Depot, Wellesbourne Road, Barford.
A single abraded Romano-British sherd recovered from the topsoil during evaluation at Oldhams Transport Depot, Wellesbourne Road, Barford.
1 The primary role of the Royal Observer Corps (ROC) was the recognition and identification of hostile aircraft. With the start of the cold war and the increasing threat of ...
Royal Observer Corps Underground Monitoring Post at Barford. Monitoring posts were to be used for reporting nuclear bursts and monitoring fall-out in the modern period. The post lies east of a track 130 meters south of Wasperton Lane
1 The excavation of a mitigation trial trench at Hemmings Mill, Barford, revealed a series of probable gravel quarry pits overlain by a brick foundation and floor of an outbuilding ...
A series of probable gravel quarry pits overlain by an outbuilding of 19th century date. The site is located at Hemmings Mill, Barford.
1 A bricklined well c.3ft diameter, with 8 courses of brick visible (approx. 4ft deep). Dry. Also water tank with barrel-vaulted roof 7-8 feet away. Good physical condition.
1 Early in the 13th century lands in Barford were given to the canons of Thelsford. Shortly after the canons were replaced by Trinitarian Friars. In 1332 the friars were ...
The possible site of a grange, a farm or estate associated with a monastery, dating to the Medieval period. The grange belonged to the canons of Thelsford. It was situated in Barford.
1 Pottery – Medieval. From grounds of Westham House. Seven sherds.
2 These sherds were found by C Dyer. In fact at least two of them are Roman (PRN 2753).
3 Some ...
Findspot - pottery sherds dating to the Medieval period were found 800m south of the church, Sherbourne.
1 One flint flake. From grounds of Westham House.
2 This flint was found by C Dyer.
3 Dating extended to include the Mesolithic; previously Neolithic/Bronze Age, now Mesolithic/ Bronze Age.
Findspot - a flint flake dating to between the Mesolithic and Bronze Age periods was found 1.2km south of the church, Sherbourne.
1 Excavated in 1972. A ring ditch approximately 24m in diameter from SW to NE and 27.5m from SE to NW. In plan it formed a pear-shape. The ditch was ...
A pear-shaped ring ditch was found during an excavation. It was found to date to the Neolithic or Bronze Age. Inside the ring ditch was a sub circular line of pits, one of which contained a large flint blade, and the possible remains of a mound.
1 Excavated 1972-3. A C-shaped enclosure at the end of the cursus (MWA719) was totally excavated. It was termed the ‘mortuary enclosure’ on typological grounds; there was in fact no ...
The site of a C-shaped enclosure containing pits and post holes. It may have been a Neolithic mortuary enclosure. The site is 1km north east of Bushey Hill, Barford.
carried out in 1965 1 1965: Excavation produced evidence for an Iron Age settlement. This was a rectangular enclosure 11.6m by 9.7m with an entrance to the S. Ten features ...
A possible settlement showed up on aerial photographs. An Iron Age enclosure was discovered during an excavation. A ditch and a pit, both containing fragments of pottery, were also found. The site is east of Bushey Hill, Barford.
1 A flint flake of possible Mesolithic date was recovered from excavation of Neolithic pits.
2 Dating given as Mesolothic.
Findspot - a flint flake, possibly dating to the Mesolithic period, was found 400m north east of Bushey Hill, Barford.
1 1965: Excavation revealed storage pits of two types – perhaps Neolithic. Aerial photographs show an oval cluster of small pits, over twenty in number. On excavation the basic features ...
A pit cluster was excavated and was found to be a series of stake holes and gullies. These are believed to represent one oval building and part of a rectangular building. The site may be Neolithic in date and is located 300m northwest of Bushey Hill.
1 Excavation of a pit which produced sherds of late Neolithic Fengate Ware.
A pit was excavated east of Bushey Hill, Barford. It contained fragments of Neolithic pottery.
1 Five pits within the barrow were intrusive and produced Iron Age pottery and quern stones.
1 /Excav report /Oswald A /1966 /TBAS /Vol 83 /p 1-64 /WMB /
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The excavation of five pits, containing pottery and quern stones of Iron Age date. The pits had been cut into an earlier feature, probably a hengi-form barrow. The site is 200m south of Barford Wood.
1 A large old mansion house built of timber with a projecting porch and Tudor doorway. It is evidently the building described as ‘The Manor House at Barford’ and ‘Barford ...
The site of a manor house dating to the Post Medieval period. It is believed to be the house depicted in illustrations from 1780. The illustrations show that it was built of timber with a Tudor doorway and a large garden. It stood off Church Street, Barford.
1 Collection of flint comprising flakes, struck and retouched, and scrapers found near Barford Sheds.
2 Further finds.
A flint scatter, comprising flint flakes and scrapers dating to the Prehistoric period, was found 500m south west of Nursery Wood.
1 A brass Nuremberg jetton dating to the second half of the 16th century was found in a garden in Dugard Place, Barford.
Findspot - a jetton dating to the Post Medieval period was found in the garden of a house in Barford.
2 Undated subrectangular enclosure shows on aerial photographs.
An enclosure of unknown date is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. It is located 700m south of the church, Sherbourne.
2 Rectangular double ditched enclosure associated with linear features and a possible trackway to the S.
3 Cropmarks very clear on Google Earth satellite imagery from 2006.
A rectangular double ditched enclosure, associated linear features and a possible trackway of unknown date are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. It has been suggested these features represent a settlement. They are located 800m west of the cemetery, Barford.
