Saunders, M. J. (2000). The Kings Arms, High Street, Old Amersham, Buckinghamshire. An Archaeological Desk Based Assessment. Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services Ltd.

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Title:		 The Kings Arms, High Street, Old Amersham, Buckinghamshire. An Archaeological Desk Based Assessment
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Number of Pages:		 18
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Publication Type:		 Report
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Abstract:		 A desk-based assessment was undertaken prior to the submission of a planning application for the refurbishment and development. Amersham was first recorded in 1066 as Agmodesham. A royal grant of a market and fair was given in 1200. The SMR revealed 23 entries within a 500m radius of the site. The earliest entry related to Middle Bronze Age, Roman, medieval and Saxon finds. A number of entries related to buildings, ranging from the 13th to 17th century. Finally, the last two centuries in the SMR were for a stake, used for the purpose of religious persecution, and the site of a burial at Turpins Row, where the skull and some bones were found in association with 15th-16th century pottery. The archaeological importance of the site was primarily due to its position within the historic core of Amersham Old Town, an area containing a number of Listed Buildings including the Kings Arms itself and the Market Hall, which lay close by. It was possible that the development area may have contained the remains of contemporary or earlier medieval buildings related to the Kings Arms. [Au(adp)]
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Author:		 M J Saunders
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Publisher:		 Thames Valley Archaeological Services Ltd
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Year of Publication:		 2000
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Locations:
Location - Auto Detected: Turpins Row
Location - Auto Detected: Amersham
Location - Auto Detected: Kings Arms High Street
Location - Auto Detected: Market Hall
Location - Auto Detected: Kings Arms
Location - Auto Detected: Amersham Old Town
Location - Auto Detected: Kings Arms Auadp
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
15th16th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
1066 (Auto Detected Temporal)
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
13th To 17th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
1200 (Auto Detected Temporal)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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Note:		 Date Of Issue From: 2000 Date Of Coverage From: 01 Date Of Coverage To: 01 Editorial Expansion: Site name: THE KINGS ARMS, HIGH STREET, OLD AMERSHAM
Study area:
Investigation type: Desk-based
District: Chiltern
Monument: BUILDING. Medieval (1066-1540)
Ngr: SU95669730
Parish: Amersham
Postcode: HP7 0EN
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Created Date:		 19 Jan 2009