Record ID: LVPL-DEDE65
Object type: AXE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A section of an axe head of cast copper-alloy in a shape that probably indicates a later bronze age origin. The surface is corroded but relatively smooth and covered in reddish-brown corrosion products. The surviving portion consists of the blade edge and a small amount of the body. No ridges or wings are visible. Measurements:- Total length:- 60.6 Greatest thickness laterally:-6 width of blade top to bottom:-59 Beginning of blade curvature to front of edge:- 25 Longitudinal thickness at midpoint:-38
Created on: Tuesday 16th July 2019
Last updated: Friday 2nd September 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Marbury cum Quoisley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-C6A546
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An axe or axe shaped object made of soft chalk.
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 30th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Londesborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-C5D49A
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete polished stone axehead of Neolithic date (3450-2350 BC). The object is a greenstone axe head, Langdale type VI. The object is sub-rectangular in plan and a pointed oval in cross-section. The butt end of the object terminates with a worn break. The cutting edge is very worn on one side, possibly due to damage which occurred during antiquity which has since been worn down. Dimensions:- 79.2mm in length, 51.9mm, in width, 25.4mm thick. The axehead measures 24mm in length from the start of taper to blade. Towards the butt end it measures 52mm from widest point to break po…
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Last updated: Thursday 12th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Londesborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-F38D63
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone axe head dating to the mid Neolithic to early Bronze Age (c 3700-2500BC). The axe is sub-trapezoidal in plan with a convex curved blade, tapering sides and a broken indented butt. The curved blade is not symmetrical, sloping down on one side and has slight knapping/abraded marks on the blade. The faces of the axe have very deep abraded grooves, probably post-depositional damage. The stone is a light yellowish brown colour, possibly of a Lake District stone.
Created on: Wednesday 4th December 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 14th January 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Knutsford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-7D4596
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: St. Helens
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete polished stone axe dating to the Neolithic period, (3500 BC - 2100 BC). The object is a pointed oval in cross-section and is oval in plan. The axe has suffered from various damage and losses particularly at the butt end which appear to be recent. The butt end measures 49.77mm in width and is 3.58mm thick. The cutting edge is almost complete and measures 1.62mm in thickness. The stone is a mottled light brown and grey smooth stone.
Created on: Tuesday 29th January 2013
Last updated: Thursday 6th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rainford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-5406F7
Object type: AXE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast iron axe probably dating from the Medieval to the Post-Medieval period. The blade of the axe is sub-oval in plan and measures 62.41mm in width. The cutting edge measures 4.90mm thick and is split due to corrosion. The butt of the axe is oval in cross-section. The object has a simple oval socket which is in filled with corrosion and probable wood. The object widens slightly at the socket. The socket mesures 17.39mm wide and 26.65mm in length internally. Iron axes are notoriously difficult to date when discovered outside of a dated archaeological context as the general form of…
Created on: Tuesday 15th January 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 15th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Selby area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-60E880
Object type: AXE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy, possibly votive, small axe pendant, probably Roman in date (c AD43-300). The pendant consists of a triangular axe-shaped body and a circular attachment loop, with a raised collar between the body and loop. The loop hole is set at the same angle to the 'blade', which suggests it may have served another function other than as a pendant. The object is chunky and the blade has a wide tip. No close comparison could be found, though the green patina is consistent with a Roman date. See records BERK-30CF41 and NARC-5E5A98 for similar objects.
Created on: Wednesday 28th November 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 28th November 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buttercrambe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-FE45E5
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
A chipped flint axe (not polished), dating to the Neolithic period. It is broadly sub-rectangular in plan and sub-oval (humped) in cross section. In plan the sides of the axe taper from the widest point at the cutting edge to a relatively narrow rounded butt. Both long edges taper evenly and the axe is broadly symmetrical. The axe is knapped from a mottled grey coloured flint with considerable mid-pale grey and milky white inclusions. There is a small oval of the original cortex remaining on one face towards the butt end. The axe is extensively flaked on each face. On each face ther…
Created on: Tuesday 1st May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stanton Lacy', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-3CE261
Object type: AXE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Hand forged iron axe dating to the Medieval period. The axe has a triangular socket and flared blade. W.L Goodman (The History of Woodworking Tools, 1964) suggests axes of this shape are uncommon in the medieval period (although popular in illustrations). They come into use in the late Medieval period and continue through to the 19th century for general purpose domestic use. The object is corroded and has a reddish brown patina. A similar example which can be found on the database is SUSS-D4F624. W L Goodman, 1964. The History of Woodworking Tools London : William Clowes and Sons, …
Created on: Thursday 12th August 2010
Last updated: Thursday 14th April 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bulkeley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-E3E7B4
Object type: AXE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast iron axe probably dating from the Medieval to the Post-Medieval period. The object consists of the blade and part of the butt of the object. The base of the blade is flat while the upper half flares upwards. The cutting edge is 3mm thick. The butt has broken however the shaft hole appears to have been tear-shaped. The object is very corroded and therefore can not be dated more accurately. It has a rough orange brown patina.
Created on: Tuesday 8th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th June 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Helmsley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-BE80A5
Object type: AXE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast blade of an iron axe, the socket end is missing from an old break and the blade is highly corroded. It is rectangular in cross section and triangular in plan. It is quite a small axe and very thick, 22.34mm. Axes do not change a great deal between the Roman and Modern periods and features that can suggest more precise dating, such as the socket shape and the way the blade joins the socket, are missing in this example.
Created on: Tuesday 24th November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-BD8F48
Object type: AXE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wirral
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast blade of an iron axe, the socket end is missing from an old break and the blade is highly corroded. It is rectangular in cross section and triangular in plan. The general shape is of a small woodworking axe, these do not change a great deal between the Roman and Modern periods and features that can suggest more precise dating, such as the socket shape and the way the blade joins the socket, are missing in this example.
Created on: Tuesday 24th November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Birkenhead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-8F10F8
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Prehistoric polished stone axe dating to the Neolithic period, (8300-4500BC). It is a pointed oval in plan and oval in cross-section. The butt is rounded and from the butt the sides narrow slightly towards the cutting edge. The cutting edge slopes downwards on one side. The end of the butt and one face of the butt end are smooth and polished. The axe has been made of an unusually soft stone and therefore all other surfaces have been damaged and the polished surface flaked off leaving a rough surface. The lower surface has been damaged more perhaps as a result of how it lay in the g…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Northwich', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-7C8283
Object type: AXE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval iron woodman's axehead. The axehead has a crescentic cutting edge and a flat butt. The shaft hole is tear shaped. The width of the axe head expands from the butt (width: 54.29mm) to the curved cutting edge (width: 130.63mm). It shows signs of corrosion and has a rough reddish brown patina.
Created on: Friday 28th August 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 19th April 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-F14214
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete polished stone axehead of Neolithic date (3500 BC – 2100 BC). The axehead is triangular in plan and oval in cross-section. In plan, the butt is pointed but rounded. From the butt the sides flare outwards to the cutting edge. The cutting edge slopes downwards on one side. There is one small chip on the cutting edge. In side view it is pointed oval in shape. The area around the cutting edge has been polished and is very smooth. The stone has a mottled grey/buff appearance and is fine grained.
Created on: Tuesday 28th July 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Knutsford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-C13766
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Polished stone axe. It is regular in shape. The butt end appears to have been deliberately flattened and both faces of the blade show signs of re-grinding. The stone is mottled but an overall dusky yellow green colour. It is a typical Group I axe of probable Cornish origin.
Created on: Tuesday 25th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Church Stretton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-BEED67
Object type: AXE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval iron axe. The axe has a flaring blade, lugs above and below the triangular edge and a flat butt. It is quite corroded.
Created on: Tuesday 25th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.