Monument record MCC2405 - Medieval East Hill, East Street, Colchester

Summary

Early Medieval Road based on Roman alignment.

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Grid reference TM 00306 25263 (point)
Map sheet TM02NW
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Early reference to East Street c.1242, now East Hill and East Street.<1><2>

Main east-west road into town, based on Roman alignment, this route must have continued in some form after the Roman period right through to the present.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Moore, S. A.. 1897. Cartulariium Monasterii Sancti Johannis Baptiste de Colecestria. p.609.
  • <2> Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1981. CAR 1: Aspects of Anglo-Saxon and Norman Colchester. 1. p79.

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Record last edited

Oct 21 2016 9:46AM

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