Site Event/Activity record ECC2245 - Gallows and ducking stool at Bourne Pond, Colchester, 1286

Location

Location Bourne Pond, Colchester
Grid reference TM 0055 2380 (point)
Map sheet TM02SW
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Date

1286

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Description

In 1285 or 1286 the Burgesses (of Colchester) complained that the Abbot of St John's Abbey had established gallows and a ducking stool in Greenstead, in West Donyland and at Bourne ponds.<1><2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Cooper, Janet (Ed). 1994. Vol. IX, The Borough of Colchester, A History of the County of Essex. Volume IX. p50.
  • <2> COLLECTION / PARENT: Various. Essex Records Office Miscellaneous Documents. D/B 5 R2, f.48 and loose folio.

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Ducking stool at Bourne Ponds, Bourne Road, Colchester (Monument)
  • Gallows at Bourne Ponds in 1286, Bourne Road, Colchester (Monument)

Record last edited

Mar 17 2016 8:50AM

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